By Wendy Magagula

MBABANE: The Political Parties Assembly(PPA) has thanked former South African President Jacob Zuma for calling for a dialogue to end the eSwatini political crisis.

The Political Parties Assembly (PPA) is an umbrella of political parties that include the Communist Party of Swaziland(CPS), Inhlava, Swaziland First Democratic Front(SFDF),Economic Freedom Fighters(EFF),Swaziland Peoples Liberation Movement(SPLM) Sive Siyinqaba National Movement,Swaziland Democratic Party(SWADEPA),the Peoples United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) and the Ngwane National Liberatory Congress(NNLC).

Zuma, when speaking during Mswati’s annual prayer at Lozitha Palace urged Swazis to consider participating in a political dialogue to end the current political crisis.

“As the Political Parties Assembly (PPA), we hereby salute the poignant nature of the speech he made, directly and correctly analyzing the political situation in the Kingdom. The major point of interest to us as the PPA was the arbitrary killings, with no consequence, apparently perpetrated by the State, in a bid to defend the status quo.The then President,highlighted the importance of a dialogue, as the best alternative, than to take up arms of war, as at the end of the day, even wars end up in talks. He further highlighted the fact that while the South African problem was well pronounced due to the fact that it was a case of whites segregating and oppressing blacks, the case in Swaziland is compounded by the fact that “it’s a Dlamini against a Dlamini, a black against another black”, reads the statement released by the PPA.