CPS logo.png Communist Party of Swaziland: Rural communities becoming fed up with Mswati tyranny 08 March 2016 The Communist Party of Swaziland is calling for robust solidarity with the local communities under feudal rule in our country who have been protesting efforts to punish young boys for not taking part in King Mswati's "traditional" ceremonies. CPS activists are playing a prominent role in mobilizing communities to stop feudal leaders from barring boys from schooling and attending university because of their non-attendance at the King's annual ritualistic events. Such protests have cantered in amongst other many communities, on Siphofaneni, Ka-Ngcamphalala chiefdom as well as on Siyandle, in Shiselweni Region. Community members held a meeting at Siphofaneni to tell the chief that the abuse of people in the name of culture must end. Press reports of an arson attack on four rondavels of the chiefdom say that CPS leaflets were found at the site of the attack. Four comrades have been arrested in connection with the attack. The CPS is confronting the Mswati regime on its manipulation of traditional cultural practices for dubious purposes, mainly to intimidate Swazis into reverence for the monarchy. The CPS is also linking this feudal oppression with Mswati's seizure of land from communities, and the need to overturn royal rule to return land and dignity to the people. The CPS is using its printed propaganda, which is produced in English and siSwati and distributed door-to-door to mobilise opposition to royal rule and its obsequious implementation by local chiefs. This is being done in a tense situation of surveillance and intimidation by undercover police and military intelligence. The CPS calls for the immediate release of our activists and for the people to remain resolute in their defiance of Mswati. The four are appearing in Siteki Magistrate court on charges of arson. We also urge greater international solidarity with the people of Swaziland, in particular by spotlighting what is happening inside the country and increasing pressure for an end to the monarchic dictatorship. Contact Kenneth Kunene General Secretary Mobile: +27 72 594 3971 Email: cpswa....@gmail.com
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