USE SOCIAL MEDIA RESPONSIBLY - KING

LOZITHA – His Majesty King Mswati III has encouraged emaSwati to use social media responsibly and for their greater benefit.

He said they liked the fact that emaSwati were now using technology, but he was concerned with how they used it. He said social media should be used to emaSwati’s advantage. He said these days, he sometimes looked at the platforms and wondered what benefit was it to some people who spent hours on it without making anything productive.

Value

“They spend so much time on social media and I ask myself what value did they get,” he stated. The King said he was not against the use of social media, but people should see how they could use it to their advantage. His Majesty said initially, social media platforms were created as a form of communication tool and to get information easily, but others were now using it to explore money markets and said it must be used to their advantage. “There is a lot of money that can be made which is why now we have people who are money traders by using social media to their advantage,” he said. He said emaSwati and Africans in general, must learn from successful people and how they used social media. The King said in order for the country to achieve First World status, they must refrain from thinking using Third World mentality.  

Celebrate

He said in Africa, when someone was successful, people did not celebrate that individual, but instead asked how that person got hold of the money and always suspected criminal activity. The King said he wanted to see billionaires and millionaires in Africa and the country, instead of the jealous mentality and always feeling sorry for the next person.  “When you are successful, they say hha, ngabe ukutsetsephi,” he said. He said with that mindset the country would not achieve First World status. “We need to see successful people,” he said. “We have taught ourselves to always have a pity party every day. What man are you when you are always saying tatane tatane (sympathising)?” wondered the King. He however, warned against corruption and misuse of public funds and encouraged people to support each other.

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