Times Of Swaziland: HUBBY REPORTS KIDNAPPING AS  GELANE WHISKED TO SA HOSPITAL

HUBBY REPORTS KIDNAPPING AS  GELANE WHISKED TO SA HOSPITAL
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BY LINDELWA MALINGA on 23/03/2017 07:57:00


MBABANE – Police had to respond to a hurried call on Tuesday afternoon after
receiving news that Senate President Gelane Zwane had been kidnapped.
It was gathered that it was actually Zwane the husband, Mike, who had made the
call to the Mbabane Police Station around 4pm and requested police assistance
following that ‘his wife had been kidnapped’.
The claim resulted in a prompt response from police who visited the Zwane
homestead at Pine Valley, in the outskirts of Mbabane, to investigate the
kidnapping allegation.
Mike is alleged to have informed the police that certain people were taking his
wife against both their will at their home in Pine Valley.
Police responded urgently to the call, such that the Mbabane Police Station
Commander was involved because Zwane is a top political figure in the country.
When they arrived at the Zwane homestead, they listened to the whole story of
what had happened and they continued with their investigations, which led them
to Ngwenya/Oshoek Border gate where the Senate president had gone through in the
company of the people said to have taken her.
According to Superintendent Khulani Mamba, the Chief Police Information and
Communications Officer, they followed information they received from the claims
which led them to the border gate where it was confirmed that indeed Zwane had
crossed to neighbouring South Africa.
Further police investigations led to the unearthing of information to the effect
that the Senate president was fetched from her home by a relative and an
official from the Phalala Fund, who were taking her to hospital because she was
not well.
It is well documented that Zwane has not been her usual self since late last
year, to the point that she had to miss some sittings in Senate.
When the Zwane homestead was visited yesterday during lunchtime, her husband was
found in the house with some of the staff members doing their duties and it was
confirmed that the Senate president was not present.
In an interview with Mike, he requested not to talk on the matter.
“I would not like to comment on the matter you are talking about and I suggest
that you talk to the person whom the whole issue is about. I have nothing to
say,” Mike said politely.