{"id":5080,"date":"2022-04-23T14:02:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T14:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-confirms-mashikilisane-fakudze-as-army-commmader"},"modified":"2022-04-23T18:03:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T18:03:21","slug":"king-mswati-confirms-mashikilisane-fakudze-as-army-commmader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-confirms-mashikilisane-fakudze-as-army-commmader","title":{"rendered":"King Mswati confirms Mashikilisane Fakudze as Army Commmader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>King Mswati has confirmed Mashikilisane Fakudze as the Army Commander.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This was during the Army Day celebration held at Nokwane on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new Army Commander will be Hulumende Mashikilisane Fakudze\u201d, said the King.<\/p>\n<p>The confirmation of the new Army Commander put to rest allegations suggesting that the King wanted to reinstate Jeffery Shabalala as the Commander.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffery Shabalala was removed by the King after this publication released an electronic evidence where he revealed Mswati\u2019s secrets including the plot to arrest pro-democracy Members of Parliament(MPs) Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube.<\/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. King Mswati has confirmed Mashikilisane Fakudze as the Army Commander. This was during the Army Day celebration held at Nokwane on Friday. \u201cThe new Army Commander will be Hulumende Mashikilisane Fakudze\u201d, said the King. 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