{"id":21303,"date":"2023-02-02T07:48:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T07:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/prime-ministerviolence-halted-sibaya-national-dialogue"},"modified":"2023-02-02T10:45:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T10:45:08","slug":"prime-ministerviolence-halted-sibaya-national-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/prime-ministerviolence-halted-sibaya-national-dialogue","title":{"rendered":"PRIME MINISTER:Violence halted Sibaya national dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini says in the midst of the preparations for the Sibaya national dialogue,violence erupted and halted the process.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the media on Wednesday upon his return from the Southern African Development Community(SADC) Troika Summit, the PM said he told SADC that violence was delaying the process for a political dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did indicate to SADC that while we were preparing for the Sibaya dialogue, violence erupted and halted the process,\u201d said the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p>Mswati\u2019s Government has been systematically delaying a political dialogue while assassinating those who are at the forefront calling for democratic reforms, Muzi Mmema, the Deputy Secretary General(DSG) of the Swazis First Democratic Front(SFDF) and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko were killed, allegedly, by Mswati\u2019s State agents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini says in the midst of the preparations for the Sibaya national dialogue,violence erupted and halted the process. 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