King Mswati III evicts people without compensation to build one of his many luxuries

This picture (provided by Mtsandzi WeLive Lakhe) says everything that needs to be said. King Mswati III is evicting the people of Nokwane (on the left) without any compensation whatsoever so that he can build his multi-million dream Park (on the right). 

Young, Talented, Patriotic and Wasted Peoples of Swaziland

(By Pius Vilakati, writing as Mr Pius Rinto)

Swaziland has seen many talented people throughout the years, notwithstanding that the people are still under a brutal tinkhundla system rule. Unfortunately, all those talents have been flushed down the drain, not necessarily because the talented ones gave up, but because the tinkhundla system, is, as it was, never intended to empower them, but to use them for its narrow selfish gains. Truly talented and patriotic citizens have been strategically rejected by the tinkhundla system whilst the exploited believed they would someday be empowered.

In many democratic states, once talented young persons have been spotted, the governments of those countries go out of their way to empower and encourage them on their talents so that they reach their full potential. In the long run this logically presents a good picture of those particular countries as they are seen as countries that empower people. Unfortunately, though not surprising, the same cannot be said for Swaziland where many exceptionally talented young people are used to defend the system instead. Out of ignorance, probably, they also fall into this trap. Names that spring to mind include Sgayoyo Magongo, Fanaza Tsabedze, Lindelwa Mafa, and Simanga Shiba, amongst many others.

Many people are aware of the originality that came with Fanaza Tsabedze’s music. He was a rising star which the government decided to throw into the army, instead of supporting his music. Today the only things that he will sing about are praises to leaders of the country and the tinkhundla system in general. What a waste! The same applies to top boxer, Simanga Shiba. I remember that even some of the Swaziland media personnel radically campaigned that he be sent to the army because he was poor. How tragic! Another talent gone to waste! There are so many boxing promoters outside Swaziland who would have been happy to have Simanga under them. All that was needed was a sound system of government in Simanga’s country, Swaziland. 

Most of us, especially artists, are aware of the undying patriotism of radio DJ, Lindelwa Mafa.  She is one of the few, if not the only, radio DJ that goes out of her way to ensure that Swazi music is exposed to the public. Unfortunately, her patriotism, like that of Simanga and Fanaza, will go to waste, that is if she doesn’t change now when there is still time. She will also be one of the greatest stories of Swaziland that never saw the light of day as long as the current system of government prevails. I guess we are all aware of the wasted talent of Sgayoyo Magongo, Swaziland’s greatest sports commentator and radio journalist. The government had a chance of helping him develop the country’s sports and issues related thereto, but lo and behold, he is now facing unlimited boredom in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a consul.

In conclusion, people can decide to throw these facts out the window and claim that the issues are “PUDEMO-inspired”, but, just like all things that were mentioned by PUDEMO in the past, this and more will also be proved correct, and most of it has indeed been proved. As things stand, Lindelwa Mafa and the others remain talented, patriotic and wasted. Unless and until they open their eyes to the fact that the system they praise everyday will never be a people-empowering system, no matter who gets appointed to Cabinet or parliament, their patriotism will go to waste. Unless and until a system that forces the leaders of the country to be accountable to the people, rather than this current system which forces people to account to the leaders, only the leaders and their ego will always enjoy empowerment. It will only be in a people-centred political system that we shall see young people like Lindelwa Mafa empowered.

What happens at the Swaziland Incwala ceremony – an exclusive report

First posted online by Mr Pius Rinto

The following is an account by a former regiment, who has since joined the revolution in Swaziland, of what actually happens during the Incwala ceremony. The Incwala ceremony is sold to the international community by the royal regime as a national prayer for people of Swaziland. Read this true story and finish it, then print it and send it to more people and save many lives. The story was extensively investigated in 2011 and first reported in that same year. Here for the first time it is properly posted on the net.

“My name is Sithembiso Simelane. My regiment initiation name is Sukulwenkhosi. I am 38 years old, born at Lwandle, near Manzini, but now I live at Nkhaba in the Hhohho region with my wife and two daughters.

These months, November, December, January, and February are months that belong to evil activities in Swaziland as per Swazi culture. This is the time for the annual Incwala ceremony, known in the traditional circles as the national prayer. Many of our people do not understand the evil rituals that take place during this Incwala season. The Christian community has tried to criticize the monarch for continuing to host this ceremony but their calls have always fallen on deaf royal ears. However, some pastors and Christians have decided to embrace these rituals so as to put themselves in the king’s good books when it comes to appointments into Emabandla (king’s advisors or parliament) as the king declared that Incwala is holy.

I’m telling you this story so as to reveal the reality that people in Swaziland do not know, and to warn Swazis against supporting this Incwala ceremony blindly. Many people have been killed in Swaziland for fear that they were witches or wizards. It is so amazing then because royalty, more especially the monarch, continues to practice witchcraft and at a very high rate.

I was a member of the Inyatsi regiment for about 10 years and got to see all the evil that takes place in the royal residencies and more especially at Ludzidzini royal residence (Lobamba).

Now that the king has gone into seclusion, he will be stationed at Mantjolo (near Mbabane) where there is a spirit snake, known as LaMlambo, belonging to the Mnisi clan. There, he will have the snake lick him all over the body for many days. As the snake licks him, the belief is that it cleans him of all the troubles he faced this year so that he emerges a new and strong person the next year.

As he is licked by this monster (LaMlambo), Bemanti (water party) go on a journey to Maputo and some to RSA for sea water in the oceans. They carry small calabash containers called “sigubhu sencwala”. They stay there for days as they watch the sea and also following the moon-cycle. When the full moon emerges they fetch the sea water and return back home after slaughtering a beast in thanks to the king of the sea known as “Inyoka Makhandakhanda”. They then return through two border posts as they raid our people everywhere they pass up until they reach Ludzidzini. The raids are for (kuncutsa) collecting everything that represents each and every homestead all around the country (‘Insila’ in siswati). They then reach the royal residence and on that day Incwala Lencane begins at Ludzidzini. The king is seen there dancing withEmabutfo (regiments) and joined by the Queen mother. Many believe it is just a dance yet there are evil rituals taking place there.

The king then commissions boys from all over the country to go and fetch the sacred shrub, lusekwane. The purpose of lusekwane is to cover Inhlambelo, a small krall inside the big kraal at Ludzidzini. Inhlambelois where much of the evil activities take place. The reason only young virgin males are allowed to take part in this event is because the evil spirit snake does not allow men who have had sexual intercourse before, or those that have children, to be closer to it for it considers them to be unclean and will defile the muti and weaken the king. That is why at Ludzidzini there are signs that say “women are not allowed this side” more especially at the official entrance of Sibaya. Even when the nation has been called to Sibaya women enter through the sides of Sibaya, not the main entrance, for they are seen as a threat to mswati’s powers.

Lusekwane is cut only when the full moon emerges and a sacred song is sung known as “SIYAMNTUNTUZELA, LUYADLALA LWANDLE”. This song is sung only once a year and then banned until the next lusekwane time. When the boys return with lusekwane, the expert elders then start the patching of inhlambelo until no eye can see through. This happens as the young men show their strength by bringing very huge and heavy shrubs to show their strength to the king. One thing they do not know is that the old men are angered by this because the big shrubs are useless as it is not easy to use them for these types of shrubs are too thorny. Only the small ones brought by very young boys are used for it is easy to use such.

THE KING AND SEX WITH THE BULL

Then there will be the catching and killing of the bull event. There are two sessions for this one. The first one is held at three in the afternoon a day before Incwala lenkhulu. The king expects the boys to show their strength by killing the bull with bare hands. They quickly jump onto the bull each with the hope of being the first one to grab it so that the king notices them. The secret here is that these young men have the hope that if the king notices their bravery, they will get promotions in their respective jobs, especially if they are in the security forces, or if they are unemployed, they hope to get jobs in the army or the police. So they beat the bull with fists until it is so tired that it cannot do anything. mswati believes that this action signifies that his people, as they always try by all means to rise against him, will suddenly decide to abandon that action and be confused by his muti. The bull is then taken into the Inhlambelo where mswati awaits it, naked. The young men hold down the bull tight as the king inserts his erect royal penis into the bull’s anus. He has sex with it until just before he ejaculates.

On ejaculation a horn is brought so he ejaculates into it (hence the praises “uchamela enkhomeni nakumuntfu” – translated “one who ejaculates inside a beast and also inside a human being”). The sperm is poured into the horn so that it can be used whenever the nation has been called to Sibaya or any national event. The sperm is mixed with the food that is cooked for the people on those events or ceremonies so that the people can love the king so much and be very afraid of rising against him. An ugly scene once occurred some years ago as he had sex with the bull.  It got out of its coma and all hell broke lose. It pushed him to the side and he started screaming for dear life until we managed to overpower the bull and its throat was cut to ensure it was dead.

Once the bestiality process is complete, he then washes using muti on top of the dead beast.

What inspired me to join the struggle for liberation was when I heard mswati, as he bathed on top of the bull using muti, chant about Mario Masuku and Jan Sithole saying “Ngiyamncoba Mario lonyaka! Ngiyamehlula Jan lonyaka! Angeke bangikhone! Ngimi lo! Angeke ngehlulwe ngemadvodza lamanye! Angeke balitsatse etandleni kimi! Ngalinikwa nguMahlokohla leli!” I was convinced that maybe mswati saw these men as a threat to his throne.

THE KING AND PUBLIC SEXUAL INTERCORURSE WITH HIS TWO WIVES

After cleansing himself on top of the bull, the boys are then ordered to go to the nearby river to bath (kususa sinyama). They then go to sleep up until 2am the next morning when a trumpet sounds again to announce the second session of catching another beast. This one is not killed but just held so strongly into Inhlambelo where the king repeats his bestiality tendency then ejaculates on the horn again and then wash on top of it with muti as he continues to chant about Mario and Jan. He then moves out to Indlunkhulu where two of his wives, LaMatsebula and LaMotsa, await him naked and he has sex with both of them for a short while but then ejaculates into his horn (hence the saying uchamela enkhomeni nakumuntfu). These two wives, LaMatsebula and laMotsa, only serve this purpose at the royal family. They are known as ‘’Tesulelamsiti’’, which basically means it is where the king cleanses himself and removing all his dirt on. On the two women is where mswati leaves his demonic evils so that they carry it whilst he remains clean.  

As he is at Indlunkhulu the bull is then released back to other cattle for a whole year and is then killed the next year during Incwala in the fashion of the first beast. The boys are again ordered to go and wash at the Lusutfu River (kususa sinyama).

Early in the morning, on Incwala day, very young boys who haven’t reached puberty are called to feast on the killed bull which mswati was fucking the previous day. It is believed that only such boys can eat it and not be affected by the strong muti.

The next day is the official Incwala, where everybody will try to appear traditional by being part of this activity. The king joins this dance after checking the guard of honor and the singing of the national anthem. After the two hours of dance, the media is then chucked out of the royal kraal as some evil activities continue. This is the time for kulahlelwa ngeluselwa. Luselwa is a fruit cut from tintsanga. It is coated with strong muti and is thrown at one of the boys by the king. The boy, after it has been thrown at him, has to run faster than the king back to Inhlambelo lest he gets insane for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, most of the boys fail to run faster than the king because he throws the fruit and runs first. When the boy picks it up and tries to follow, the king is, by that time, already at the entrance and the boys lack the courage to push him aside so that they can be first to enter. At the end these boys literally go insane and are given employment in the army to cover this problem.

I must reveal here that these boys to whom the fruit was thrown later usually commit murder, a direct cause of being thrown at with the luselwa. They include even those from the time of the late king Sobhuza II such as Vacu Magongo who is Indvuna yemabutfo and also in the king’s advisory committee.

During the process of kulahlelwa ngeluselwa, these young boys are given small shields with no sticks in them (imigobo). They are always chosen from the Inyatsi regiment kraal (about 20 boys in total) and ordered to dance at the entrance to the small kraal (Inhlambelo) for this session. Senior regiments dance far at a distance, in the middle of Sibaya so they don’t see a thing. The king then comes out of Inhlambelodressed in some funny attire made up of grass and tree branches and inyoni (head gear) on his head and painted all over his body with black lotions (muti). He dances into a song that says “uyinkhosi yamakhosi” (you are king of kings”) as he moves forward into the terrified boys and back carrying the fruit. On that occasion mswati seems like a mad man and he terrifies the young boys and the Indvuna will shout “do not be afraid of your king, he can’t harm you, he loves you all.” This is known to be a way in which the king cleans himself of all the evils of Incwala with the strong muti and all negative energy which he deposits onto one of the young boys who then loses his mind.

The next day is known at kutila (day of fasting) Many things are not allowed on this day. You do not sit on a chair, you do not cook, you do not sing and you do not fold your arms. Once you are seen doing this you are fined money by the water party which roams all around the royal residence.

There is then the last day known as kushiswa kwelukhuni. In this activity all the Insila (dirt) that has been collected by the water party all around the country and the remaining muti and spells used for Incwala is then burnt at the centre of the royal kraal as people dance to traditional music. This one is very dangerous because it marks the end of Incwala and all who attend inhale the smoke and receive the spirit of being docile into their lives. After all this then begins the weeding of the king’s fields to prove that Incwala was successful. Men will abandon their fields at home to weed another man’s fields, very huge for that matter.

The above account is my own. It is meant to open Swazi people’s eyes and minds so that they see beyond the government’s propaganda that Incwala is holy. I must state that Pastor Justice and other pastors were correct when they said Incwala is unGodly. Indeed, nothing can be Godly with a man having sexual intercourse with a bull every year, having sexual intercourse with two of his wives in full view of other men, yearly causing at least one young boy with a bright future to go insane with the use of muti, and forcing many men to abandon their own fields so that they can go and weed his own fields.”

THANK YOU

Please print this information and distribute widely, and save many Swaziland people and innocent bulls from the king’s cruelty. If you do not send this information to more people, nothing bad will happen to you, but if you do, you will save many innocent lives which may also include your relatives.

Break The Chains Campaign; All the names of political prisoners included

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Swaziland’s political prisoners!

Join the campaign, add your voice, and get involved!

CAMPAIGN FOR:

UNBANNING OF ALL POLITICAL PARTIES AND ORGANISATIONS

UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS AND DETAINEES

UNCONDITIONAL AND SAFE RETURN OF ALL POLITICAL EXILES

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN, ADD YOUR VOICE, AND GET INVOLVED!

The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) is building a broad-based campaign delinked from any party political affiliation called BREAK THE CHAINS. The aim is to demand the release of political prisoners/detainees in Swaziland. We hope you will consider joining the campaign by contacting us (see below). BREAK THE CHAINS welcomes individual supporters as well as organisations.

BREAK THE CHAINS is a campaign for the; Unbanning of Political Parties, Unconditional Release of Political Prisoners and detainees, Unconditional and Safe Return of Exiles. There are currently five activists who are being held without due process on trumped up charges.

They are imprisoned because of their support for the freedom struggle in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy. We appeal to you to support BREAK THE CHAINS by making your voice heard to demand the; unbanning of political parties, release of the five activists and the return of exiles.

READ: Remembering 9 - 10 December 2007; When University of Swaziland burned down

We are also linking the campaign demands with an urgent call for the unbanning of political parties and organisations in Swaziland and guarantees on the safe return of political exiles. We must BREAK THE CHAINS of the five imprisoned activists and BREAK THE CHAINS of the Swazi people!

Swaziland faces a massive struggle to achieve democracy in the face of a vile and corrupt regime, under king Mswati III, that presides over the mass poverty of the Swazi people and their suffering the highest HIV-AIDS-TB rates in the world – all this while the regime lives in gross luxury and wastes the country’s resources on vanity projects for the royal elite.

BREAK THE CHAINS to ensure the release of the following:

1.    Amos Mbedzi - A South African, member of the ANC, SACP, Umkhonto WeSizwe) arrested in 2008, spend four years of incarceration, convicted with 2 counts of murder for the death of his two comrades (Jack Govender and Musa Dlamini), sedition and sentenced in 2012 to 85 years in prison.

2.    Zonke Dlamini - SWAYOCO LEADER: arrested April 2010 sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after being convicted by the High Court of contravening Section 5 (1) of The Suppression of Terrorism Act of 2008.

3.    Mario Masuku – PUDEMO President: Arrested May 2014. Charged with sedition after addressing workers in a May Day Rally. Denied bail and waiting trial.

4.    Maxwell Dlamini – SWAYOCO SECRETARY GENERAL: arrested and charged with sedition on 12 April in 2011; released on bail, now on staggering trial. Re-arrested 21 April 2013, remains incarcerated pending bail hearing. Re-arrested May 2014, charged with sedition after leading a song in May Day Rally. Denied bail and awaiting trial.

5.    Musa Ngubeni – FORMER STUDENT LEADER, SWAYOCO Member: arrested and charged with sedition on 12 April 2011, released on bail now on staggering trial. 

6.    Mfanawenkhosi Mtshali – CPS Central Committee member, PUDEMO member: Arrested December 2005 and charged with sedition, released on R15 000 bail in March 2006, re-arrested 19 April 2013, released on R15 000 bail and is awaiting trial.

7.    Derrick Nkambule – CPS leader on campaigns, PUDEMO member: Arrested 19 April 2013, released on R15 000 bail and is awaiting trial.

8.    Rolland Rudd – PUDEMO Member. Arrested 20 June 2012, charged with attempted murder to a soldier on guard, denied bail and no trial date till today.

9.    Basil Twala – Trade Union leader at the Swaziland Transport and Allied Workers Union (STAWU), arrested in 2013 charged with under the public order act and convicted and sentenced to 2 years without an option of a fine for organising a workers protest.   

10. Wonder Mkhonza – PUDEMO National Organiser; arrested 12 April 2013, charged with sedition after found in possession of PUDEMO pamphlets. Released on R15 000 bail and is awaiting trial.

11. Musa Dube - CPS Deputy General Secretary; arrested September 2013 and charged with sedition, out on R 15 000 bail and is awaiting trial.

12. Goodwill Sibiya - CPS organiser, arrested November 2013. Out on R15 000.00 bail after spending 7 months of incarceration. He is awaiting trial.

13. Bhantshana Gwebu – a trade unionist at National Public Service and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU), arrested January 2014 and charged with sedition in that he impounded a government vehicle driving the Chief Justice for an unauthorised trip. Out on bail pending trial outcome.

14. Thulani R. Maseko – Human Rights Lawyer, arrested March 2014, charged with contempt of court in that he wrote critical on the unlawful incarceration of Bhantshana Gwebu. The Nation Magazine published his article. Released after 19 days of unlawful incarceration and regime appeals his released. Re –arrested after a successful appeal by the Chief Justice. Sentenced to 2 years in jail without an option of a fine.

15.  Bheki Makhubu – Editor of The Nation Magazine, arrested March 2014, charged with contempt of court in that, he commented in his editorial column in the Nation Magazine, critical to Mswati’s authoritarian judicial system in relation to Gwebu’s unlawful incarceration. Released after 19 days of unlawful incarceration and regime appeals his release. Re –arrested after a successful appeal by the Chief Justice. Sentenced to 2 years in jail without an option of a fine.

READ: ANC Conflicted on Swaziland: Can it be trusted?

Support BREAK THE CHAINS

We urge you to:

-          Send demands to the Swazi government and the king calling for the immediate release of ALL THE POLITICAL PRISONERS in Mswatis jail

-          Raise awareness on the issue of Swaziland’s political prisoners by spreading news of the campaign for their release.

-          Raise the issue in your community, trade union branch, Church group, and among your neighbours and friends.

If you are outside Swaziland:

-          Issue calls to Swazi diplomatic missions for the unbanning of political parties, release of political prisoners and return of exiles.

-          Demand the boycott of Swaziland by the government of the country in which you reside until the demands are met.

-          Get your organisation / political party to join the campaign

CONTACT:

Dlamini Njabulo

Break the Chains Coordinator

Email: njabulowdlamini@gmail.com

Cell: +268 76039844

Goodwill DuPont

Deputy Chairperson & Head of Campaigns CPS

Email: goodwilldpnt@gmail.com

Cell: 079 472 4508