Times Of Swaziland: WHY PRINCE LONKHOKHELA  TURNED BACK AT INCWALA

WHY PRINCE LONKHOKHELA  TURNED BACK AT INCWALA
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BY NHLANGANISO MKHONTA on 16/12/2021 08:47:00


MBABANE – Prince Lonkhokhela is said to have arrived late at Ngabezweni Royal
Residence on the day he eventually did not dance the ongoing Little Incwala.
This was on Tuesday.
Information reaching this publication was to the effect that the prince arrived
when the dancing was in procession, resulting in the security personnel
requesting the prince to rather walk to the arena instead of driving closer to
the venue. “The prince, who is also the Eswatini National Provident Fund
(ENPF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), came when Incwala was already in session. 
As such, security asked him to park outside the gate and walk through to join
the regiment. The intention for that was to stick to procedure and not to
belittle him or render him a security risk,” a source said.
However, the prince seemingly opted to turn back.  This narration of events was
also corroborated by Director of Information and Communication in the King’s
Office, Percy Simelane. Simelane explained that the prince was not blocked from
entering Ngabezweni Royal residence and no order to this effect was issued.
Security
He said what transpired was that security acted on procedure, which required
that motorists who came late when the Incwala was already in session should not
drive through to avoid distraction of the regiments who were singing and dancing
with the King (or royalty). He said the prince was also asked to park his car
and walk to join the regiments as well. Efforts to reach the prince were futile
as he did not answer his cellphone when contacted several times and he did not
respond to messages sent to him. The messages sent to him were to seek the
authenticity of the facts as shared by our sources and Simelane that he had
arrived when the regiments were already dancing the Little Incwala.