LUDZIDZINI: King Mswati says, he reported to the Southern African Development Community(SADC) that, emaSwati “are very happy with the Tinkhundla democracy” and that, they demonstrated this, by registering in overwhelming numbers for the ongoing elections.
Addressing the media at Ludzidzini on Saturday afternoon, upon his return from the SADC Summit in Angola, the King said, he further reported to the regional organization that guns has been silenced in eSwatini.
“We reported that we had a successful prayer service at the beginning of the year in which we called for the silencing of guns as per the African Union’s call. We told them that emaSwati heeded to this call and that peace now prevails in Eswatini.We also reported about our national elections and the overwhelming registration numbers we recently witnessed. We also taught them a bit about our Tinkhundla democracy and they were happy to learn about our home-grown system of democracy.They wished us well on the upcoming elections together with other countries that are having elections this year and next year. As usual, they will be sending observers to monitor our national elections,”said the King as quoted by Government online platforms.
The King further said, as SADC Heads of State, they further reminded each other about Vision 2063.
“We also addressed the conflict currently taking place across the globe, including in Niger, and prayed for a peaceful solution as such has a negative effect, including the displacement of people, food shortages and others,” he said.
King Mswati.