{"id":25737,"date":"2023-05-01T15:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/lushini-hosea-umphakatsi-burnt-ahead-of-elections-commissions-civic-voter-education"},"modified":"2023-05-01T16:03:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:03:42","slug":"lushini-hosea-umphakatsi-burnt-ahead-of-elections-commissions-civic-voter-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/lushini-hosea-umphakatsi-burnt-ahead-of-elections-commissions-civic-voter-education","title":{"rendered":"Lushini-Hosea uMphakatsi burnt ahead of Elections Commission\u2019s civic voter education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Sanele Simelane,the Hosea Bucopho BeNkhundla has confirmed that Lushini uMphakatsi was burnt on Friday night ahead of the Elections Commission\u2019s civic voter education on Saturday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It has been disclosed that food that was meant to feed people during the civic voter education event was also burnt as tension looms ahead of the Tinkhundla elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true that the Lushini uMphakatsi was burnt last night(Friday), we were expecting officials from the Elections and Boundaries Commission(EBC) this morning,\u201d said the Hosea Bucopho BeNkhundla.<\/p>\n<p>A questionnaire was sent to Superintendent Phindile Vilakati,however,she had not responded at the time of compiling this report.<\/p>\n<p>It has been disclosed that on Friday night police were patrolling all the Royal Kraals(iMiphakatsi) at Hosea ahead of the EBC\u2019s civic voter education.<\/p>\n<p>It remains a mystery how the alleged arsonists managed to burn the Lushini uMphakatsi situated about two(2) kilometers away from the Hosea Inkhundla building.<\/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. Sanele Simelane,the Hosea Bucopho BeNkhundla has confirmed that Lushini uMphakatsi was burnt on Friday night ahead of the Elections Commission\u2019s civic voter education on Saturday. 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