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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>King Mswati has clarified that the annual Buganu ceremony is not about drinking alcoholic but to socialize and discuss issues of development.<\/b><\/p>\n

Addressing Lutsango members on Saturday,the King said others who are ignorant regarding the ceremony might think it\u2019s about drinking alcohol.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis ceremony is not about drinking alcohol but it provides a platform to socialize and discuss development,\u201d said the King.<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Eswatini. King Mswati has clarified that the annual Buganu ceremony is not about drinking alcoholic but to socialize and discuss issues of development. Addressing Lutsango members on Saturday,the King said others who are ignorant regarding the ceremony might think it\u2019s about drinking alcohol. \u201cThis ceremony is not about drinking alcohol but it provides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":23581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234,248,249],"class_list":["post-23582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-eswatini","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"\nKING MSWATI:Buganu ceremony not about drinking alcohol but to socialise and discuss development - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"King Mswati has clarified that the annual Buganu ceremony is not about drinking alcoholic but to socialize and discus ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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