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By Ross Moyo
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has removed Eswatini’s political and security situation from the discussion table of the Troika Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.
SADC defended King Mswathis reign inspite of any heavy handedness as the SADC leaders
“noted the positive progress regarding the political and security situation in the Kingdom of Eswatini” as presented by King Mswati III.
SADC, communique leaders, “endorsed the request for the Kingdom of Eswatini to be removed from the agenda of the Organ Troika and applauded His Majesty King Mswati III, the Government and the people of Eswatini for this milestone.”
King Mswati III showed disinterest in his kingdom being discussed by SADC as far back as January 2023 when he sent in his place, Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini, to the SADC extraordinary summit in Windhoek, Namibia.
Thr culmination was after the killing of pro-democracy activist Thulani Maseko. No one has been arrested for the crime that civil society blames on the Eswatini regime.
Meanwhile Zimbabwe’s human rights abuses make a mockery of all SADC’s development posturing whilst Lesotho’s Prime Minister Sam Matekane, who survived a vote of no confidence with the help of the military last year, left the summit a happy man after the bloc highlighted that his government was on track with political reforms.
SADC urged him to move with speed to pass the 10th, 11th and 12th Amendment to the Constitution Bills known as the Omnibus Bill, to end a decades-long crisis that can be traced back to events before the 2014 coup.
Led by former Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete, who is helping Lesotho pass the Omnibus Bill, The SADC Panel of Elders intend to see everything through.
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