In a statement assessing the elections held on September 29 in the country, the AU’s observer mission said that the elections were peaceful.
The parliamentarians were charged with terrorism, sedition and murder. Mabuza and Dube were found guilty of the charges. Simelane escaped and went into exile. He is believed to be in the UK and has formed the Swaziland Liberation Movement. This may be what pro-democracy formation would like to hear following their complaints that the SADC was treating King Mswati III with kid gloves for dilly-dallying since 2021 to take part in a dialogue to discuss the country’s future.