‘The state massacred the people’– Eswatini MP
Eswatini pro-democracy MP, Mduduzi Simelane, has gone into hiding as he fears for his life. But he says he will meet with the Southern African Development Community delegation that is on a fact-finding mission in the country this week.
The MPs and pro-democracy groups then asked the public to submit petitions to Parliament to demand democratic changes and improved service delivery. Furthermore, the people were angry that the country could not afford salary increases and scholarships, yet the royal family continued with their extravagant lifestyles. Simelane told City Press this week that he had gone into hiding as he feared for his life.“You cannot challenge these people and expect to be safe. I’m happy, though, that the international community has seen what is happening here and its eyes have been opened widely,” he said.
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