Times Of Swaziland: Souza tops the whole country

Souza tops the whole country
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 BY SIBONGILE SUKATI on 27/08/2013 02:42:00


MBABANE — Former Lugongolweni Member of Parliament Joseph Souza had the
highest number of votes in the Lubombo region amassing a whopping 1 762 votes.
In fact Souza amassed the highest votes in the primary elections in the entire
country according to early results released by the Elections and Boundaries
Commission (EBC) yesterday.
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Another impressive candidate is former Swaziland National Association of
Teachers (SNAT) President Phineas Magagula who got 1 197 under Lomahasha
chiefdom.
Also to compete with Maga-gula from Shewula chiefdom will be one Ndumiso
Masimula who managed to get 1 056 votes.
From Malindza, an aspiring MP who is in contention of replacing Minister of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mtiti Fakudze, is Sikhumbuzo
Dlamini who was able to get 918 votes.
Sanele Gina an aspiring Lubuli MP is also expected to give former Lubulini MP
Timothy Myeni a run for his money as he received 833 votes compared to Myeni’s
246 votes.
Relatively unknown Moses Vilakati scooped the highest number of votes in the
Manzini region.
Vilakati who is from Ndida community under Ntondozi Inkhundla got 785 votes and
will meet former MP of that area Peter Ngwenya who won at Gebeni with 258 votes.
According to the primary elections results released by the EBC yesterday Lobamba
Lomdzala MP Marwick Khumalo was the second highest in the Manzini region as he
amassed 756 votes at Mahlanya chiefdom.
In the preliminary results issued by the EBC Minister of Tourism and
Environmental Affairs Mduduzi ‘Small Joe’ Dlamini had the highest votes in
the Shiselweni region.
However, a majority of the MPs results from the Shiwelweni region had still not
been fully compiled, but another former MP who received a high number of votes
was Mtsambama MP Mlamuli Dlamini.
New comer Mabulala ‘Bakhan-yisile’ Maseko and aspiring Member of Parliament
under Maphalaleni received the highest number of votes in the Hhohho region.
preliminary
Maseko, who is a head teacher at Ekuvinjelweni High School, got 1 172 votes,
making him the highest according to the preliminary results.
Another candidate who received high votes was Phesheya Hlatsh-wako of
Siphocosini.
He will compete in the secondary elections with former Motshane Member of
Parliament Robert Magongo who also got an impressive 773 votes under Nduma
chiefdom.
Timphisini MP hopeful Mphucuko Mamba recorded 729 votes.
Minister of Labour and Social Security Lutfo Dlamini also received a high number
of votes at 656 and Mefika Shabangu of Mkhuzweni amassed 608 votes.