MBABANE:Mbongwa Dlamini,the dismissed President of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers(SNAT) is currently sitting at home despite the existence of three(3) court orders reinstating him, including the payment of his outstanding salaries.
Eswatini is an absolute Monarchy, court orders that do not favour the Government are vigorously defied with impunity.
The police are normally unleashed to enforce court orders that promote the persecution of political activists and human rights defenders, citizens are also persecuted for demanding adherence to court orders.
As a result, police led by Assistant Superintendent Nuro Ntibane allegedly assaulted Lot Vilakati, the SNAT Secretary General and other Executive members merely for visiting the Offices of the Ministry of Education-Teaching Service Commission(TSC) to demand the reinstatement of the SNAT President including the payment of his outstanding salaries.
Education Minister Owen Nxumalo promised to work on the matter when addressing the SNAT Executive members on Monday but on the other hand, the State “has filed an application for leave to appeal the decision as a systematic way to delay the matter further and, defy the court orders”.
Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala when addressing the Annual Judicial Conference in Rwanda last week, confirmed that, court orders are not respected in some African countries, Maphalala is currently under political pressure to reverse a court order awarding junior police officers their salary increment.
A SNAT member during a protest in demand for the reinstatement of SNAT President Mbongwa Dlamini.