By Colani Khulekani Maseko.

BETHANY:Gcina Makulubesi Maseko of Bethany in the Manzini Region, was on Thursday evening,allegedly stabbed to death by his girlfriend.

The name of the girlfriend cannot be revealed for now for ethical reasons as she is yet to appear in court.

A questionnaire was sent to Senior Superintendent Phindile Vilakati, however, she had not responded at the time of compiling this report.

Speaking to this Swaziland News on Friday morning, Hlobsile Vilakati a relative to the deceased said, his uncle was stabbed on the chest and died on the spot.

“The girlfriend approached us in the main house covered with blood, she said something has happened to Gcina and we rushed to their flat. Gcina was lying on the floor helplessly and unfortunately, he was was already dead", said the niece to the deceased.

Reached for comments by this Swaziland News, Nonhlanhla Dlamini the Executive Director of the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse(SWAGAA) described the latest GBV incident as very unfortunate amid government resistance to allocate a budget to fight Gender Based Violence(GBV).

“This is very unfortunate. We pass our heartfelt condolences to the family and we will visit the family as SWAGAA and offer counseling. The hard part is that in the recent announced national budget, there was no money allocated to fight GBV.It's impossible to fight GBV without resources", said the SWAGAA Executive Director.

Eswatini is facing a surge in Gender Based Violence(GBV) cases amid government reluctance to declare GBV a national disaster and allocate resources.