RELIGIOUS LEADERS: PRAY FOR ESWATINI! Bulelwa Ginindza
RELIGIOUS leaders in the Kingdom of Eswatini have asked Amaswati to pray for the country.
This comes after violent protests in which 50 people were killed, allegedly by security forces, and 200 left seriously injured.
Religious leaders were gathering in Somhlolo for the Somhlolo Festival of Praise on Thursday, 22 July.
Louis Dlamini, who was leading the service, said they had never seen such violence in the country.
“We believe there’s something God wants from us and we need to ask ourselves what that is,” he said.
Among those who attended the service were members of King Mswati III’s family.
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This comes after at least 54 people were brutally killed and
over 200 reported to have been seriously injured during the recent protests in the country.
For the past few weeks, Eswatini citizens embarked on a pro-democracy protest, burning down infrastructure including businesses allegedly owned by the king.
Swaziland Solidarity Network spokesman Lucky Lukhele described what happened in the country as a massacre.
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