Times Of Swaziland: ‘BIRDS’ ANDREAS TO QUIT

‘BIRDS’ ANDREAS TO QUIT
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Sanele Jele on 15/10/2022 07:25:00


MBABANE – After Mbabane Swallows Board of Governor member, Andreas Lukhele was
appointed by His Majesty the king as the Industrial Court of Appeal Judge, he
might be lost in the football circles.
Lukhele was among the 11 judges who were appointed by His Majesty King Mswati
III. Eight of the judges have been appointed on permanent basis and three of
them were appointed on acting basis. Lukhele was among the eight who were
appointed on permanent basis. The appointment of the judges was announced by the
Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Chief Justice (CJ) Bheki
Maphalala, on Thursday.
Appointed
The newly-appointed judges, consisting of five men and three women, were sworn
in on Thursday by the CJ at the High Court conference room. Lukhele, who is
well-known in the football circles, was a senior attorney at Dunseith Attorneys.
He was the acting judge of the Supreme Court when he was appointed to his new
position on Thursday.
Reached for comment yesterday, Lukhele said; “We can only say Bayethe! I know
what is expected of me.  I want to also appreciate Mbabane Swallows and the
football fraternity at large as I was working with them,” said Lukhele.
When asked if he would continue to serve as Board of Governor at Swallows, he
said; “They might lose me as Board of Governor at Swallows. But we will have
to consult with the relevant stakeholders regarding continuing serving as BOG at
Swallows.” Previously it was known that judges’ conduct did not allow them
to serve as Board of Governors. Effort to get a comment from Swallows General
Manager (GM) Sandile ‘Beyond’ Zwane prooved futile as he could not be
reached immediately.
Congratulating
However, during the Eswatini Broadcasting Information Services (EBIS) Sports
Show yesterday hosted by Nathi ‘Mdockies’ Hlophe, Zwane was quoted
congratulating the judge and also wishing the President of the club Bishop Bheki
Lukhele, a happy birthday. Andreas is brother to the club president and he was
representing Swallows as Board of Governor. The red and white outfit are on the
process of securing a director who will assist current President Bishop Bheki
Lukhele. The team is playing this evening against Denver Sundowns in their
second MTN Premier League billed for Mavuso Sports Centre at 8pm.