Times Of Swaziland: 50/50 CELEBRATED: THEN WHERE FROM HERE?

50/50 CELEBRATED: THEN WHERE FROM HERE?
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By Musa Hlophe on 22/04/2018 07:24:00


Having set before my television in my modest house at KaLanga, Siteki with my
family, my mind took me 32 years ago when our King took the oath of office. At
that time, it is when he declared the anxieties when taking over the huge task
of leading a modern Swazi Nation.
He took the reins when the nation was still mourning the loss of their King
Sobhuza II, whose death plunged their nation into chaos as thugs, led by people
whom King Sobhuza II trusted so much but turned it to a dictatorship State.
While watching the events that took place at the Mavuso Trade  Centre, my mind
was further taken back to the days of King Sobhuza II on how he went about
creating international relations with all the democratic nations of the world;
focussing mainly on trade relations as well as partnerships for development
relations .
This was later confirmed by Her Excellency, the President of China-on- Taiwan
when she referred to a name some people hate me forever raising it whenever
discussing the issues of this kingdom.  She simply confirmed what I have always
said through this column about King Sobhhza’s legacy from which we continue to
reap the fruits of.
King Sobhuza II’s legacy
Recalling King Sobhuza II’s legacy is not something I do in order to undermine
or despise my present King; a leader I have always respected each time I have
had the privilege to sit before him. Whenever I had an opportunity to sit before
His Majesty King Mswati III as one of his loyal subjects, I have always used
such a privilege to talk truth to my King, who is a leader who has the greatest
interest of seeing his people living a better life in the not so distant future.
I have never withheld the truth of how he could do in order to achieve such a
vision. I make sure that I convey such a message without assassinating the
characters of those who lead his government. I do so because character
assassination has never been my weakness nor shall it ever be until I die.
The last time I had the privilege to talk to my King was in 2014 in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, when attending that year’s Annual General Meeting of the
Smart Partnership.
The then Minister Lutfo Dlamini had told His Majesty the King that I wanted to
say goodbye as I had already retired from the FSE&CC .
What a chance away from the environment in which we , the ordinary citizens and
subjects of His Majesty  are isolated by those faceless cabals who believe that
he cannot benefit from having a discussion with us who are from the lower
castes.  I took that opportunity with extreme enthusiasm, but calmly, promising
my King that despite having retired from work, I was to continue my membership
of the CPTM, because it had been them who had brought me to Malaysia. My King
agreed hence to this day I have not broken my ties with CPTM, notwithstanding
the fact that our local hub behaves as though I did not exist.
Therefore, seeing His Majesty celebrating his own 50th birthday and 32 years of
his leadership of the country which his father liberated 50 years ago simply
made me look  up to the heavens and thanked our God  for leading this nation to
the historic day.
I was happy with what he said about the Republic of China-on- Taiwan. I agreed
with him when he said that the world is unfair in seeking to force a legitimate
state to be swallowed by one of the worst dictatorships in the world- Communist
China. To me, such a misguided demand is like Morocco telling the African Union
to ignore its subjugation of The People’s Republic of Western Sahara- a demand
which the AU has rightly rejected.