By Zweli Martin Dlamini

PRETORIA:Mlungisi Makhanya,the President of eSwatini’s main opposition leader, the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) was, in the early hours on Tuesday, allegedly poisoned while inside his house in Pretoria.

The opposition leader was wanted by King Mswati’s undemocratic regime, that continues to send State agents in South Africa to hunt and kill political activists hiding in the neighboring country amid political persecution.

In the early hours on Tuesday around 12:15am, this journalist received a call from a man who is closer to the PUDEMO President.

“We are here at the President’s place of residence,he is shouting for help inside the house and we are trying to gain entry”,said the source who was on the ground.

The source eventually gained entry without dropping the call and this journalist was able to record what was happening for at least 20minutes.

“I have been poisoned, they then took my cellphones and disappeared”, said the PUDEMO President who was speaking in a low and disappearing voice.

Around 12:40am, the source then said,police had arrived and the President was rushed to hospital escorted by the police.

But along the way, the PUDEMO President tried to name the person who allegedly poisoned him even though, he was slowly losing his speech.

The name of the suspect cannot be revealed for now as efforts are being made to verify the information with the police.

Mlungisi Makhanya,the PUDEMO President was first attacked by King Mswati’s regime allegedly with State military weapons,his alternative home at Malindza was bombed and destroyed during the recent political unrest.

But information later emerged suggesting that,the State agents who bombed the house were suspecting that he was inside with his wife and children and, wanted to destroy and kill everything.

The eSwatini Government,through its Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo has been making threats suggesting that,political activists and human rights defenders hiding in South Africa will eventually be apprehended.

This comes after eSwatini State agents invaded the neighboring South Africa and abducted Thabo Kunene, the alleged Commander of the Swaziland International Solidarity Forces(SISF), an alleged pro-democracy underground wing of the eSwatini Mass Democratic Movement(MDM).

The abduction of Kunene came after the killing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko who was assassinated inside his home at Luyengo in the outskirts of Bhunya.