MBABANE:Phila Buthelezi,the Minister of Labour and Social Security says, Government will cancel scholarships for all University students criticizing Tinkhundla system as directed by Mbabane East Member of Parliament(MP) Welcome Dlamini.
Responding to the MP in Parliament on Tuesday, the Labour Minister stated that, there’s a clause in the scholarships agreement restricting the students from criticizing Government or the Tinkhundla system.
“We will definitely cancel the scholarships for those students because they are in violation of the scholarships agreement,” said the Labour Minister.
On another note, the Mbabane East MP suggested that, all University students studying abroad who then join political parties and criticize the Tinkhundla system must have their scholarships cancelled.
Eswatini is an absolute Monarchy, political parties are banned and citizens who criticise the Government are not only arrested, tortured or even killed but, denied scholarships and jobs.
Labour Minister Phila Buthelezi says “yes we will cancel scholarships for University students who criticize Tinkhundla system as directed by MP Welcome Dlamini”(pic: Financial Times).