{"id":4928,"date":"2022-04-20T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/about-2000-protestors-participated-in-eff-border-blockades-in-demand-for-democracy-in-eswatini"},"modified":"2022-04-20T17:40:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:40:50","slug":"about-2000-protestors-participated-in-eff-border-blockades-in-demand-for-democracy-in-eswatini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/about-2000-protestors-participated-in-eff-border-blockades-in-demand-for-democracy-in-eswatini","title":{"rendered":"About 2000 protestors participated in EFF border blockades in demand for democracy in eSwatini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>About two thousand(2000) South Africans and Swazis participated in border blockades on Tuesday in demand for democracy in eSwatini.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This comes after Julius Malema, the Commander-in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters(EFF) said, as the EFF they would conduct blockades in major border gates between eSwatini and South Africa as a birthday present for King Mswati.<\/p>\n<p>Other organizations that participated in the border blockades at Oshoek and Lavumisa among others, include the People\u2019s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO), the United Eswatini Diaspora(UED), the Communist Party of Swaziland(CPS) and the Swaziland Liberation Movement(SWALIMO) among others.<\/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. About two thousand(2000) South Africans and Swazis participated in border blockades on Tuesday in demand for democracy in eSwatini. 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