Times Of Swaziland: COURT ORDERS BANK MANAGER TO STOP ADULTERY 

COURT ORDERS BANK MANAGER TO STOP ADULTERY 
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BY JOSEPH ZULU  on 22/01/2020 02:53:00


PIGG’S PEAK – A bank manager has been ordered to end an adulterous
relationship with a married woman.
The bank manager, Bongani Khumalo, is based at one of the major banking
institutions in Pigg’s Peak.
Noteworthy is that it was Khumalo who approached the court for intervention
after the husband to the woman he was allegedly in a relationship with is
alleged to have threatened him.
Khumalo, who is a widower, is said to have been involved in an adulterous
relationship with a married woman, Lindiwe Dlamini, according to court
documents.
Richard Dlamini, the husband to Lindiwe, reported this to the police after
alleging that he had tried to ask Khumalo to end the relationship but that they
failed to reach an agreement.
Both Richard and his wife Lindiwe are employed at the Pigg’s Peak Hotel and
Casino.
The dispute between the two men was then heard before Magistrate Simangele
Mbatha.
Mbatha then issued a Peace Binding Order, stopping Khumalo from continuing with
the relationship with Lindiwe because she is a married woman.
Richard had told the magistrate that his wife had been engaged in a relationship
with Khumalo and that she would sometimes spend nights at his (Khumalo’s)
house in one of the townships in Pigg’s Peak.
In his argument, Khumalo had stated that Richard had deserted his wife for
several years and that they were not living together.
An allegation was also made that Richard’s marriage to Lindiwe was fraudulent
but Richard disputed this, adding that he married his wife under Swazi Law and
Custom.
The two also narrated before the magistrate how their differences allegedly
started.
Investigated
Richard noted that he had heard that his wife was in a relationship with Khumalo
and then investigated the matter though he claimed not to have initially known
who his love rival was in person.
He said at one time, he parked his vehicle near the gate where Khumalo lived.
Richard said he did this to find out if indeed his wife was having an affair
with Khumalo.
However, on the day, Richard said Khumalo called the police after noticing the
vehicle.
Police arrived and questioned Richard about his presence on the day.
Richard said the police officer who had questioned him then asked that he 
accompany him to the police station.
He said it was on this day that he confessed to trying to find out if Khumalo
was indeed having an affair with his wife.
Richard told the police that the reason he had gone to Khumalo’s house was
that he wanted evidence about his (Khumalo’s) relationship with his wife.
The misunderstanding between the two did not end there as Richard texted
Khumalo, which included unpalatable words.
In one of the messages, Richard is alleged to have told Khumalo that he had
three months to live.
Khumalo is said to have taken this message as a threat and reported it to the
police.
In a previous interview, Chief Police Information and Communications Officer
Superintendent Phindile Vilakati confirmed that police had intervened in the
dispute between the two men.
After realising that the duo were failing to resolve the issue, the court was
approached to mediate.
It was then that the matter was heard before Magistrate Mbatha.
At the time of issuing the order, both Khumalo and Richard were before the
court.
Richard was also ordered to refrain from using vulgar language or making threats
of violence towards Khumalo.
Mbatha also ordered that the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) should be
enjoined in effecting the order.
Instructions
Richard said he handed a copy of the order to a senior police officer yesterday.
Superintendent Vilakati, when reached for comment, said she could not directly
refer to the specific matter since it was a civil issue.
However, Vilakati urged that anyone who was a party in such orders should abide
by the court’s instructions.
She said concerned parties should not wait for the police to intervene before
they could follow court orders.
Vilakati further said the police had a duty to ensure court orders were adhered
to.