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SICK PM’S HECTIC SCHEDULE OVER 7-DAY PERIOD

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MBABANE – Did the two long flights, endless meetings in London and chairing another one - barely 12 hours upon returning home, trigger the PM’s health scare?


Before he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the Mbabane Government Hospital on Wednesday morning, the Prime Minister, Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini, had a hectic schedule over a seven-day period.


Firstly, he had to fly as early as 8am on Friday, April 13, 2018, from Eswatini’s King Mswati III International Airport to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, to connect another flight to Heathrow International Airport in London, England.
In London, he had gone to represent His Majesty King Mswati III in a five-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.


A flight from Johannesburg to London takes 10 hours 45 minutes if one boards a Virgin Atlantic Airways-operated flight. It takes 10 hours 50 minutes through British Airways and 11 hours 10 minutes through South African Airways.

Non-stop meetings and functions


The distance between London and Johannesburg is 9080 kilometres.
On Monday, April 16, the PM had to attend one of the first gatherings of the Commonwealth meeting - a function dubbed ‘welcome to the UK reception’ - where the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, made a short speech.


From there on, it was non-stop meetings and functions, including the Commonwealth Big Lunch that was attended by the Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) and the Duchess of Cornwall. Commonwealth Big Lunches are for bringing people together to celebrate their Commonwealth connections through food.


There was also the Commonwealth Business Forum, which the PM had to attend, whose reception at the closing ceremony on April 18 was attended by the Prince of Wales. The forum was an opportunity to enhance trade, showcase investment opportunities and promote sustainable development across the Commonwealth.


The PM also attended the Malaria No More Summit, which brought together Commonwealth leaders to discuss how commitments and a call to action could help reduce deaths caused by this preventable and treatable disease. The Prince of Wales, who made the keynote speech, and The Duke of York, were also in attendance. 

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