BHEKI SPOILT IT FOR JOURNOS

Sir,
For such a veteran journalist to refer to the King ‘Lobabe lo’is unSwati. It’s a ‘Cry the Beloved Country’,for the whole media fraternity. How do you blame government for suspending the monthly media briefing?Journalist  Bheki Makhubu, has undermined even his own profession; ignoring professional ethics and guidelines is tantamount to failing your own profession.
 Media needs to apologise to emaSwati for what Bheki Makhubu did. We feel sorry for our prime minister, “Siyamncesitela wenkhosi” to find himself subjected to such hostile behaviour, while trying hard to promote transparency.

Media is supposed to be the one calling their own to order and protecting their integrity and profession from hijack by white supremacy mentality opportunists. You don’t go to African leaders’ news conference with a colonialism mentality and expect African leaders to listen and respect whatever point you raise, simply because you call yourself a journalist, without proper conduct: In the context of African psychology, that is called ‘respect your authorities!!!’.
Nhlanhla Zwane

Right to reply
That’s the thing, how was I supposed to respond to the PM except to comment on his own performance and behaviour? How does a person get judged when performance is what is at stake? Performance or the lack there of is based on personal ability. Unless someone can show me how else one judges performance, I’d say I wasn’t wrong.To refer to the King as ‘Babe’ can’t be an insult in siSwati because it’s always used in a respectful manner to someone else. Unless this person is saying our King is not a man, a father and a monarch. Ngu Babe wemaSwati lo. I certainly won’t be taking lessons on siSwati from this chap, I know my language and culture, thank you very much. And I’m not a child. If he has nothing to criticise me on, he can always ignore me and move on.
Bheki Makhubu

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