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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Eswatini journalists who were covering Mswati\u2019s Incwala ritual ceremony on Tuesday were forced to wear a traditional attire as part of their accreditation conditions.<\/b><\/p>\n

Journalist Themba Zwane and other scribes from the State controlled newspapers were seen clad in their traditional attires, however, even journalists were not allowed to enter Sibaya with their cellphones.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were forced to wear a traditional attire, that\u2019s why I didn\u2019t attend,\u201d said one journalist working for the State controlled media.<\/p>\n

Reached for comments on Wednesday, King\u2019s Spokesperson Percy Simelane said as the King\u2019s Office, they didn’t handle accreditation for journalists, he referred comments to the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT).<\/p>\n

\u201cJournalists are accredited by the Ministry of ICT through the Department of Information and Media Development.Kindly take it up with the Directorate there or the Principal Secretary(Mr Phesheya Dube).We don’t handle accreditation and we would therefore be irrelevant in enforcing or suggesting conditions for it,\u201dsaid the King\u2019s Spokesperson when responding to questions.<\/p>\n

A questionnaire was sent to Phesheya Dube,the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of ICT, however, he had not responded at the time of compiling this report.<\/p>\n

Journalists in eSwatini are restricted from criticizing Mswati and his royal family, some are members of Mswati\u2019s regiments(emabutfo).<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. Eswatini journalists who were covering Mswati\u2019s Incwala ritual ceremony on Tuesday were forced to wear a traditional attire as part of their accreditation conditions. 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