MBABANE:Thabile Mdluli, the Acting Government Spokesperson has vigorously denied that, King Mswati intended to marry Prince Guduza’s granddaughter Sivikelwe Mjongile.
Responding to this Swaziland News on Wednesday afternoon, the Acting Government Spokesperson accused this journalist of being in contempt of court by publishing the story saying the Deputy Government Spokesperson refused to comment when in fact,the story was clarified by King’s Spokesperson Percy Simelane.
“Your questionnaire defies ethical reporting procedures because the King’s Spokesperson, Mr Percy Simelane, in your story dated 16th July 2024 pertaining to the current issue, responded fully and you or your sources failed to back up the story. The story is fabricated and lacks any substance and is only meant to scandalise His Majesty the King and Prince Guduza”, said the Acting Government Spokesperson.
On another note, Sivikelwe Mjongile, the granddaughter of Prince Guduza confirmed to this Swaziland News earlier that, the King wanted to marry her.
“All I can confirm is that I tried on multiple occasions to separate myself from the arrangements that were being made on my behalf by my family,I succeeded in the end by running away to South Africa where I met Ndebele royal who is now my fiancé”, she said.
Worth-noting,Sivikelwe Mjongile is now pregnant and a close source told this publication that,King Mswati is not the father as Mjongile “is now happy with her Ndebele royal boyfriend”.
The source said,Sivikelwe had no intentions of marrying the King but was young and only in need of scholarship,however,she was taken advantage-of.
“She was young with no intentions of being with him in the first place,she wanted a scholarship.You can talk to her,she is expecting your call and maybe, depending on your discussions,she will confirm other things”,said the source who connected this journalist with the alleged former King’s Liphovela.
In one of the pictures,Prince Guduza is seen with his granddaughter Sivikelwe Mjongile at Ludzidzini Palace during the recent Umhlanga ceremony,Sivikelwe was wearing ema-gwalagwala and other pictures show her dancing at the front with members of the royal family like other previous emaPhovela.
But the close source told this journalist that,Nomcebo(21) was supposed to be married by one of Mswati’s sons however,the King subsequently changed his mind and developed interest in having the daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma as his next wife.
“The problem started after Sivikelwe left the room where she was kept and fled to her boyfriend in South Africa,the King was very angry and he then replaced her with Nomcebo Zuma as Liphovela”, said the source.
Sivikelwe Mjongile who was born in 2004,is the daughter of the late African National Congress(ANC) Western Cape Provincial Secretary Songezo ‘Madiba’ Mjongile and Princess Nolwandle Dlamini,the daughter of Prince Guduza who is the current Chairman of the Eswatini Minerals Board.
King Mswati an absolute Monarch and polygamist with over fifteen(15) wives, is highly expected to marry Nomcebo Zuma,the daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma.
Sivikelwe Mjongile inside one of the alleged rooms where she was kept.