MBABANE: Mlungisi Makhanya, the President of the People United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) says as a political organization whose members suffered for the past thirty-eight years at hands of the oppressors, they were happy to see Swazis enjoying political pluralism.
Speaking to this Swaziland News on Saturday, after the official launch of the newly formed Swaziland Liberation Movement(SWALIMO), the PUDEMO President said they were excited to see Swazis coming together to fight royal supremacy.
“We welcome excitedly, the formation of SWALIMO. We believe as PUDEMO that if there is one thing that gives Mswati a running stomach, is to see Swazis organizing themselves to bring together their muscles and their brains to try and resolve their long standing misery which is royal supremacy.We believe that the Swaziland Liberation Movement is going to add the much needed impetus in the struggle for freedom\", said the PUDEMO President.
Eswatini is a tiny Kingdom situated in Southern Africa with about 70% of the population living below the poverty line, political parties are banned from participating in elections. As a result, citizens are demanding democratic reforms and an end to King Mswati’s dictatorship.
PUDEMO President Mlungisi Makhanya.