Times Of Swaziland: COPS WATCH AS ‘ROYAL KRAAL’ DEMOLISHED

COPS WATCH AS ‘ROYAL KRAAL’ DEMOLISHED
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BY JOSEPH ZULU  on 24/01/2020 00:35:00


PIGG’S PEAK – Nearly five months after the introduction of a new indvuna at
Malanti Royal Kraal, the place where this introduction took place was brought to
ruin yesterday under police guard.
In August 2019, Prince Mashila, who is also the chief of Maphalaleni, introduced
Tintsitani Mnisi as the new indvuna of Malanti.
Visit
Mashila is said to be the Chief of Malanti and during his visit to the area in
2019, he said the place would now be called Maphalaleni Royal Kraal.
He is also the chief of Mabaleni and Meleti chiefdoms.
However, after the chief had introduced his preferred indvuna, some of the
residents were not happy about this. Some residents still preferred Sihhamula II
as their indvuna.
Prior to the visit by Prince Mashila, there had been two factions around Malanti
with some residents supporting Sihhamula II while others were for Tintsitani.
Yesterday, police officers arrived with some men as well as a court deputy
sheriff to destroy the structures which were constructed near the area’s gogo
centre.
Demolished
On the premises, there was a kraal as well as a stick and mud structure which
was demolished.
Some of the residents attempted to take photos as the demolition was ongoing but
they were stopped and the photos were quickly deleted.
One of the men who tried to take the photos was sternly warned that he was
defeating the ends of justice.
Several residents continued to watch as the men accompanied by police officers
demolished the structures using manpower.