{"id":21449,"date":"2023-02-05T13:39:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T13:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/deputy-prime-minister-i-am-waiting-for-a-political-dialogue-to-speak-about-the-poor-maintenance-of-roads-in-my-area"},"modified":"2023-02-05T15:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T15:23:05","slug":"deputy-prime-minister-i-am-waiting-for-a-political-dialogue-to-speak-about-the-poor-maintenance-of-roads-in-my-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/deputy-prime-minister-i-am-waiting-for-a-political-dialogue-to-speak-about-the-poor-maintenance-of-roads-in-my-area","title":{"rendered":"DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: I am waiting for a political dialogue to speak about the poor maintenance of roads in my area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Senator Themba Masuku, the Deputy Prime Minister says he is waiting for the highly anticipated political dialogue so that he could get an opportunity to address the issue of poorly maintained roads in his home area.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Eswatini Broadcasting and Information Services(EBIS) on Thursday, the DPM said Swazis don&#8217;t necessarily hold a political dialogue in the midst of a political conflict, but it has always been part of the Swazi politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Swazis, we don\u2019t hold a political dialogue when theres is a conflict but we have been doing this for the past years. 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