Times Of Swaziland: TV MAN CAUGHT UP IN BITTER LOVE TRIANGLE

TV MAN CAUGHT UP IN BITTER LOVE TRIANGLE
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Sibusiso Shange on 28/02/2022 08:43:00


MBABANE – Drama unfolded when a female police officer reportedly paid a
surprise visit to a High Court official, Nelisiwe Mkhonta in her house in search
of Eswatini Television Authority (ETVA) employee whom they are allegedly both
dating.
So serious was the dispute over the TV man, Lington (though spelt Linton in the
police statement) Gule that Mkhonta, who is an Assistant Registrar of the High
Court has reported the matter to the police and further approached the Mbabane
Magistrates Court for a peace binding order between her and the police officer,
Hloniphile Tsabedze and her friend, one Zinhle.
The court has since issued an interim order, wherein the police officer has been
restrained from harassing, threatening and further going to Mkhonta’s house
pending deliberation on March 10, 2022.
According to the statement recorded by Mkhonta at the Mbabane Police Station,
the police officer arrived in her house situated at Thembelihle at around 7:45pm
towards the end of January 2022. She alleged that she opened the door only to
discover that it was her love rival accompanied her friend, Zinhle. The
statement pointed out that Mkhonta accommodated the duo in her house.
Boyfriend
“Zinhle told me that she had accompanied Hloniphile who missed her boyfriend
Lington Gule. At the time, it was 7:45pm and Gule was at the Galp Filling
Station. Linton Gule arrived shortly,” reads the statement. Mkhonta stated
that Tsabedze greeted Gule and further told him that she had come to him because
he (Gule) neither answered nor returned her calls. Mkhonta mentioned in her
statement that Hloniphile made it clear to Gule that she wanted to speak to him
him so that they could sort out their love related issues. She mentioned that
Gule refused to give Hloniphile privacy. Hloniphile then stood up and shouted at
Gule saying; “ungangenti njena, bengingekho mine nawusoma. Cela
ungangidvwaleli ngoba utohlupheka uze uyofa,” reads the statement loosely
translating to: “do not make me a fool; I was not present when you proposed
love. Please do not ignore me, otherwise you will suffer until you die.”
Mkhonta stated that looking at the situation; she contacted Mbabane Magistrate
Sifiso Vilakati, who is her neighbour.
Rescue
She stated that Vilakati promised to come to her rescue. She mentioned that when
Vilakati arrived, she then went outside to attend to him, to which he allegedly
advised her to chase Hloniphile and her friend away as they were making noise at
the compound. Mkhonta stated that upon returning to her house, the duo left,
leaving her and Gule in the house. She mentioned that she had been in a steady
relationship with Gule since 2015. She alleged that in the first week of
February 2022, she received a call from Gule’s sister, Goodness, whom she
referred to as sister- in-law. She claimed that Goodness informed her that she
received threats from the police officer that she would come and collect
Lington’s clothes. She alleged that the police officer told Goodness that if
she refused with the clothes, she would come with a gun and shoot her.
She stated that she then pleaded with the Mbabane Magistrates Court to protect
her in anyway and further restrain Hloniphile from going to her residence
because she felt unsafe. However, the veracity of the allegations contained in
the statement is yet to be tested in court. Gule declined to comment, stating
that he acts as opposed to talking. He warned this reporter to handle the story
with care before he (reporter) finds himself in trouble. He stated that he would
get time to state what he meant by acting as opposed to talking when asked about
the context of his words. Gule was called as his cellphone number is contained
in the statement.