yes CT, i was wondering the same thing. if it is false than why didn't Mario or PUDEMO challenge it in court?
i had wondered if the cow was a gift for land near his new house or around Mbabane & previously asked in which area this chief "ruled" - but noone replied to my question. does anyone know where Malambule resides? ________________________________ From: Cynthia Tsabedze <tsabedze...@gmail.com> To: sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum <sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:43:51 AM Subject: [SSN Forum] RE: Mario attends Chief Malambule’s sibhimbi Dear Cdes I've been reading the PUDEMO statement and the issue of the attendance of a chief’s sibhimbi needs better clarification. The story was reported by the Swazi Observer in October 2011. Why was it not refuted there and the? Why does the PUDEMO leadership then say it was a lie that Mario Masuku attended, claiming that some state agents are peddling lies when they never told this to the Observer at the time the story was published? Is the story a lie at all? I've posted the story right here: Mario attends Chief Malambule’s sibhimbi 03 October, 2011 11:41:00By Starsky Mkhonta Font size: MARIO Masuku, the People’s United Democratic Movement President was among the close to 2 000 people who attended Chief Malambule’s sibhimbi on Saturday. Masuku is said to have also had an opportunity to meet the new chief inside the main residence, where he wished him a successful reign. Indvuna of Mbilaneni Thami Thikazi stated that Masuku attended the event not as PUDEMO boss but as a subject under Chief Malambule. Thikazi said Masuku had never given the elders of the area any problems as he attends the Umphakatsi duties. “There is nothing sinister about Masuku attending the sibhimbi. It is a sign that he recognizes the chief. Kukabo kulomphakatsi,” Thikazi said when called. He also confirmed that Masuku did meet the chief before the main event. “Masuku arrived earlier and asked me to take him inside where the chief was. “They had a chat and he even wished him a healthy and prosperous reign. Masuku expressed how happy he was to be part of the historical ceremony, mentioning that he had never witnessed such a ceremony before,” said Thikazi. Thikazi added that Masuku went on to congratulate Chief Malambule for a well organised event, saying he was impressed with the preparations. Masuku often attends activities of the Umphakatsi. Chief Malambule also confirmed meeting Masuku at ‘endlunkhulu’. He said as much as he was not happy with Masuku’s political ideologies, one thing he liked about him was that he had so much respect for activities taking place at Umphakatsi. The chief stated that he had no problem with Masuku as a subject of the area but was not happy with some of his political utterances. “Some of the statements he utters are an embarrassment to the community. However, I hope that one day he is going to grow up and start doing the right thing. He only came to express his appreciation about the event. “Besides that, he did contribute by means of forwarding a beast to support the event,” said the chief. Malambule said as much as Masuku was held in high esteem by his followers, he humbles himself as a subject of Mbilaneni. “Uphetfwe Mario lapha and as a subject of this area, he has to toe the line,” said the chief. NB: See pictures of page 8. http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=30518 -- NEW!!!! SSN FORUM IS ON FACEBOOK!!!! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Swaziland Solidarity Network Forum Google Group. Visit the group home page at http://groups.google.com/group/sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum for more options, pages and files. To post to the group, send email to sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum@googlegroups.com or reply to this message. To unsubscribe, send email to sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- NEW!!!! SSN FORUM IS ON FACEBOOK!!!! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Swaziland Solidarity Network Forum Google Group. Visit the group home page at http://groups.google.com/group/sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum for more options, pages and files. To post to the group, send email to sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum@googlegroups.com or reply to this message. To unsubscribe, send email to sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
