04 Jul 2021

 SADC will send a team of ministers to eSwatini to help find a peaceful solution following days of unrest in the kingdom. 

The announcement was made Saturday by President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi who is SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation chairperson.

“The disturbances have resulted in widespread destruction of property and injuries to people with at least one death reported,” said Dr Masisi. 

He further noted the disruption to normal personal, community and daily economic activities including critical COVID-19 response strategies, which were essential for the health and safety of eSwatini people and the entire human race. 

“SADC calls upon all individuals, groups, and organisations that have grievances to desist from acts of violence, whilst also urging the security services to exercise restraint in their response to restore order and normalcy. 

SADC also urges all stakeholders to channel their grievances through the established national structures, and the authorities to have an open national dialogue, in order to continue upholding the legacy of peace and stability that has characterised the people of the Kingdom of eSwatini and the region at large,” he said.

President Masisi said to facilitate the process, the  Organ Troika would urgently dispatch a team of ministers to eSwatini with a view to further encouraging the finding of a lasting solution. Ends