MBABANE:Wandile Dludlu,the Deputy President of the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) says before the poisoning and attempt to kill President Mlungisi Makhanya, the eSwatini Government announced a two hundred thousand Rands(R200,000.00) reward to be paid to anyone who might succeed in killing or abduct Makhanya.
The announcement was allegedly made by Nxumalo through a Government online platform where Nxumalo also writes and insults political activists.
After the announcement by Nxumalo, offering the R200,000.00 reward, in the early hours on Tuesday, the PUDEMO President was allegedly poisoned inside his house in Pretoria, he was subsequently rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
Speaking to this Swaziland News in a press briefing,Dludlu stated that, the PUDEMO President was poisoned by agents of King Mswati’s undemocratic regime adding that, the poisonous substance used “is scarce and cannot be easily accessed by ordinary citizens.
Government Spokesperson through his Deputy Thabsile Mdluli, declined to comment.
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.
PUDEMO Deputy President Wandile says Government through Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo offered a R200,000,00 reward to anyone who will kill or abduct President Mlungisi Makhanya, says poison used a scarce substance that cannot be accessed by ordinary citizens.