{"id":85770,"date":"2026-02-26T07:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/dlamini-fires-maziya-in-parliament-dispute"},"modified":"2026-02-26T07:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:59:16","slug":"dlamini-fires-maziya-in-parliament-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/dlamini-fires-maziya-in-parliament-dispute","title":{"rendered":"Dlamini Fires Maziya in Parliament Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini allegedly humiliated Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Minister Savannah Maziya inside Parliament on Wednesday afternoon by casually telling her that \u201cshe has been fired\u201d, triggering tension within the House after Members of Parliament (MPs) questioned why the PM humiliated the Minister.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The PM who was inside his Parliament Office, instructed his bodyguard after the Parliament proceedings around 3pm to urgently summon the Information Minister who after the meeting, told some MPs who were next to the PM\u2019s Office that, the Prime Minister \u201chas just told her that she has been\u201d fired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said \u201cI can no-longer work with you, therefore you are fired\u201d, said the Information Minister when speaking to the MPs, a few seconds after coming-out of the PM\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister has been bullying the ICT Minister for sometime now but it remains to be seen if he will announce a Cabinet reshuffle and formally dismiss Maziya.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eswatini<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini allegedly humiliated Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Minister Savannah Maziya inside Parliament on Wednesday afternoon by casually telling her that \u201cshe has been fired\u201d, triggering tension within the House after Members of Parliament (MPs) questioned why the PM humiliated the Minister. 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