{"id":5212,"date":"2022-04-26T11:45:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T11:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/students-union-president-culture-will-be-preserved-under-a-democratic-government-no-emahiya-with-oppressors-picture"},"modified":"2022-04-26T19:29:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T19:29:05","slug":"students-union-president-culture-will-be-preserved-under-a-democratic-government-no-emahiya-with-oppressors-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/students-union-president-culture-will-be-preserved-under-a-democratic-government-no-emahiya-with-oppressors-picture","title":{"rendered":"STUDENTS UNION PRESIDENT: Culture will be preserved under a democratic Government, no emahiya with oppressor\u2019s picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Colani Maseko, the President of the Swaziland National Union of Students(SNUS) says culture would continue to exist under the coming democratic Government but clarified that emahiya with the oppressor\u2019s picture would be no more.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Addressing students at the Eswatini Medical Rescue College, the Students Union President urged young people not to attend Mswati\u2019s Lusekwane and Umhlanga cultural activities among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we take over this country, we will preserve our culture. But under the current Tinkhundla system of governance I plead with you not to attend Sibaya, Lusekwane and Umhlanga. Under a democratic Government, we will attend a transparent culture without evil activities, that is the culture that we want. Even though we will attend cultural activities under a democratic Government, we won\u2019t wear emahiya with the face of the man that we hate,\u201d said the Students Union President.<\/p>\n<p>When this publication tried to contact Ludzidzini Palace Governor Lusendvo Fakudze for a comment, the telephone conversation was terminated pre-maturely, perhaps due to network or gateway problems.<\/p>\n<p>King Mswati captured the culture of Swazis and has been using it to advance his political interests. At some point, young girls and members of the regiments were told to compose songs that discouraged the establishment of political parties while promoting Mswati.<\/p>\n<p>One of the songs that was meant to promote political discrimination was titled \u201cAsiwafuni emaphathi, Ngwenyama singacedzana sodvwa(meaning: We don\u2019t want political parties Your Majesty, we could fight among ourselves)\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But eSwatini imports almost 100% of its food and the country\u2019s economy relies heavily on South Africa, a democratic country ruled by political parties.<\/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. 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