MBABANE:Thulani Mkhonto,the Mbabane Mayor who is fighting and attempting to prevent newly appointed Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Gciniwe Fakudze from taking over the top office within the Manicipality,has an alleged history of hating women.
Mkhonto was in 2019 forced by the public opinion demand, to delete social media comments where he was urging women who “are victims of rape”, to enjoy the rape if they can’t fight or prevent it.
“life is like being raped:if you can’t fight it,enjoy it”, said the Mayor in a Facebook post,however,he subsequently deleted the post amid public pressure and after being contacted by journalists and women rights organizations to clarify the statements.
The Mayor has been avoiding to respond to questions why she rejected a candidate who passed interview and recommended by a Consultant.
Mkhonto recently approached the court seeking an order to set aside the appointment of Gciniwe Fakudze who passed interviews,Fakudze was appointed by Housing and Urban Development Minister Apollo Maphalala after some Councillors led by Mkhonto rejected her.
The Mbabane Mayor and his Councillors claimed to have investigated Fakudze and discovered that,she was not a credible person and cannot therefore, be considered for the appointment as the Chief Executive Officer(CEO).
Mayor Thulani Mkhonto.