MBABANE: The Eswatini Government has banned all Ministries,public officials from communicating or responding to this Swaziland News and its editor Zweli Martin Dlamini.
In a statement released on Friday,Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo said, Government maintains its position that Dlamini and the Swaziland News are terrorists entities.
“Government notifies the Nation of a position with certain proscribed individuals and entities, particularly Zweli Martin Dlamini and Swaziland News(PTY)(LTD). These are declared “specified entities” through Legal Notice 261 of 2022 in line with the Supresssion of Terrorism Act, 2008, in that these entities “knowingly facilitate the commission of terrorist acts”. Government has since issued a Circular Memorandum to all Government ministries advising all Government officials and employees to desist from communicating and/or responding in any form or method to such entities and individuals, including on Facebook and related social media platforms. This is with effect from 19 January 2024”, reads the Government statement in part.
Eswatini is ruled by Mswati as an absolute Monarch, political parties are banned and human rights defenders are arrested,tortured or even killed for demanding democracy or criticizing the King and the Government.
Government Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo.