MBABANE:Sonnyboy Mamba who was married to Chief Justice(CJ) Bheki Maphalala’s sister Nikiwe Maphalala says, he was summoned to the court only to be told that,his wife “has divorced him” and in the process, he was never given an opportunity to defend the application.
Speaking to this Swaziland News,Mamba said,he knew the CJ as his Sbali but after he had issues with his wife,the judiciary was manipulated to persecute him such that, he was even evicted from his home at Boyane-Ludzeludze.
“I was summoned to court and due to transport delays,I ended up arriving late with a few minutes for the court proceedings. When I arrived I was told that, the matter has been concluded, my wife has divorced me. Kute-ke lengingakwenta mine ngoba phela le-judiciary yakaMaphalala, ngacoshwa ngisho emtini wami.I saw an article on Swaziland News kutsiwa sewutsatsa netimali tebantfu on behalf of CJ, mine kadze ngamgcina kuphele two(2) years ngingamati,” said the husband to Nikiwe Maphalala,a sister to the Chief Justice.
Efforts to reach Nikiwe Maphalala who is alleged to be taking bribes on behalf of the CJ to influence court decisions, proved unsuccessful at the time of compiling this report.
Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala had not responded at the time of compiling this report.
It is alleged that,the CJ manipulated the judiciary to grant his sister a divorce while violating the right of husband Sonnyboy Mamba to be heard.
This disclosure comes after this publication reported earlier that,the CJ allegedly employed his ‘unqualified’ son in-law (uMkhwenyana) as Pigg’s Peak Magistrate.
Nikiwe Maphalala.