The Hidden Side - Eswatini, Eswatini (2024)

01/06/2023

ESWATINI IS CLOSER TO FINDING WHO KILLED LAWYER THULANI MASEKO
ONE BY ONE –
The above phrase could best describe the events happening in the Kingdom of Eswatini with regard to the fight against terrorism, as the net on terrorist groups is closing on them.

The arrest of Thabo Kunene, a self-confessed killer and leader for the terrorist group Swaziland International Solidary Forces (SISF), has left many Emaswati in a celebratory mode while some individuals are wetting their pants in fear that law enforcers will soon visit their households to investigate their participation in terrorism activities.

Thabo Kunene is viewed as a major breakthrough towards countering terrorism in Eswatini, given reports that PUDEMO and its allies is planning an underground attack to destabilise the upcoming National Elections. Sources within PUDEMO camps have leaked information that the proscribed political party is organising an attack against Emaswati who will participate in the upcoming national elections.

It is said Kunene was the key person in leading the planned attack against voters, hence his arrest has become a doomsday for PUDEMO’s strategy to disrupt the elections.

In fact, the insiders have pointed out that the division between PUDEMO members has caused so many cracks that every member is now suspected to be a spy. Just recently, Mandla Hlatjwako, another disgruntled PPUDEMO senior member who lost in the race for the party’s presidency, went to Facebook and fired a broadside salvo at the organisation, making it clear to even lunatics walking down Macobolwane Street that things were falling apart in PUDEMO's camp because of its leadership. He was singing the same tune that might have sparked the division that lead to the gruesome assassination of Human Rights Lawyer Thulani Maseko.
Onlookers now believe Kunene’s arrest was a setup by Zweli Martin Dlamini (Zwemart), the terrorist editor of proscribed online publication Swaziland News, and PUDEMO President Mlungisi Makhanya, since the three were no longer on good terms due to unpaid monies.

With the organisation under the leadership of its hostile President Mlungisi Makhanya, the strategy was to force liberation using violence, assassinations, kidnappings, and arson attacks against Emaswati.

That is when Thabo Kunene got convinced that this strategy will work for him and his allies as a means to make money. Little did he know that the two million Emalangeni (Rands) promised to him by Mlungisi and the ‘fake’ journalist Zweli Martin Dlamini was just hogwash.

Kunene was involved in the training of the guerrilla movement and received ‘confused and unemployed’ youth to join him for training in SA where they were promised money for every mission they embarked on, which entailed assassinating innocent people, including security officers and prominent public figures.

On the other hand, terrorist Zwemart would publish videos sent to him by the SISF immediately after they had killed someone, as evidence of a successful operation. The collaboration between Zwemart and Kunene looked well organised and Swaziland News soon gained more following because it became the first online publication to post where and when the solidarity forces would strike, torture, or shoot its targeted individuals.

It was clear to all and sundry that Zwemart was in constant communication with the SISF Commander, who also did some interviews with him.

Many gullible followers also celebrated this short-lived strategy, thinking the commander was in charge of the country.
They forgot one thing, that Emaswati pray. They pray for Their Majesties and the country at large. God answers prayers.
Most of the killers (solidarity members) are now behind bars. The kingpin has joined them too.

The arrest of Thabo Kunene has brought much celebrations to many Emaswati, especially because they will find answers regarding the 14 people that were killed by the SISF in the name of liberating the country. FOURTEEN people are in the grave because of Kunene and his solidarity forces. He confessed this number in a video after he was captured on Wednesday by a traditional healer in South Africa.

With Kunene now behind bars, Emaswati and the international community will get answers on the following questions:

Who killed Human Rights Lawyer Thulani Maseko. Whether you like it or not, Kunene has the answers.

Kunene carries the answers on who killed Muzi Mmema, the former SWALIMO Member.

Kunene also knows the whereabouts of the two warders who escaped with State ammunition

Kunene also has the answers on who was funding their operation from which they managed to kill 14 people in Eswatini.

Kunene knows the role played by self-exiled former MP Mduduzi Magawugawu Simelane. Remember Simelane left for overseas after he was wanted dead by Kunene over failed payment for killings in the country.

Kunene has answers on the list of businesspeople that visited their training camp in SA to give the food, operation plan

Kunene has answers on all the senior police officers that constantly leaked information to SISF

Kunene knows all the people close to the King that worked against the system

Kunene knows how much Zwemart and Mlungisi promised to pay him for his guerrilla mission

Kunene knows all the crimes that were committed by the SISF, including gun movements, arsonist attacks, and shootings.
Kunene knows the role played by businessman Bheki Mabuza and lawyer Sicelo Mngomezulu

The Hidden Side will in due course update you on who Kunene has fingered as he is currently assisting the police with information. Eswatini is not a company or a banana State, but a country that is well led. The net is closing in on the perpetrators of violence.

ONE BY ONE –

01/06/2023

Solidarity Forces ‘Commander’ CAPTURED

Eswatini’s “freedom fighting” group called the Swaziland International Solidarity Forces has been terrorising Emaswati since 2021. It seems that all the murders, arsons, assaults, and threats of public acts of violence will have to be answered for one way or another by the man who has been claiming to be the commander of the Solidarity Forces — Thabo Kunene.

Kunene was caught red-handed in South Africa in the process of robbing from a South African businessman yesterday. The businessman, one Andile Nkomonye, filmed Thabo and his accomplices after they had been caught and had their hands tied. In the video, Thabo and his crew are being asked who they are and what they are doing. Thabo tries to explain that they are “freedom fighters” for Eswatini, because there was nothing else he could say that would sound better than that. Nonetheless, crime is crime, so the businessman obviously did not release Kunene and his crew.

This capture of the so-called commander of the Solidarity Forces has been inevitable, since Kunene has been living a life of crime before since he was “commander”. Kunene was a corrupt police officer who left the force after his story became known among his superiors — primarily that he was often working with robbers to help them evade arrest so that he could get a cut from the proceeds of robberies.

Kunene was hired by Mlungisi Makhanya, the real commander of the Solidarity Forces, to train a handful of men in working with guns, from his experience in the force. He was assigned the commander and eventually revealed himself in public after some of his compatriots were captured and began revealing the truth.

It is important to be very aware of who Thabo Kunene is and what motivates him — selfish gain. This is what led to the violent ends of Thulani Maseko and a number of other Emaswati — Thabo was only looking to make money for himself, as most people in “the struggle” are doing.

Justice will take its course, as anything Hidden will eventually be revealed. Thabo will speak the truth to save his own skin, for he is nobody’s martyr. Let’s watch the space…

Eswatini’s “freedom fighting” group called the Swaziland International Solidarity Forces has been terrorising Emaswati since 2021. It seems…

25/05/2023

The BIG problem with Swaziland News Doxxing Emaswati

According to the International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication, doxxing is the intentional revelation of a person’s private information online without their consent, often with malicious intent. This includes the sharing of phone numbers, home addresses, identification numbers and essentially any sensitive and previously private information such as personal photos that could make the victim identifiable and potentially exposed to further harassment, humiliation and real-life threats including stalking and unwanted encounters in person.

This is a standard practise at Swaziland News, and it is a dangerous problem that needs to be addressed. This week, the online tabloid’s editor Zweli Zwemart Dlamini published a “letter to the editor” which puts the life of a person in mortal danger.

The letter claims to be from someone who overheard a police officer confessing to kiling 7 people during the social unrest of 2021 in the country. The problem with this “letter to the editor” is:

The person who makes these claims says they ovearheard the police officer talking on the phone to his girlfriend about how he shot people during the unrest. Already, the story is hear-say and there’s no corroboration whatsover. As such, it is EXTREMELY irresponsible and unethical for Swaziland News to publish this, as people tend to believe it as fact if you call yourself a “news source” as Swaziland News does.

Revealing personal information is shared about the police officer who is being accused of admitting that he killed 7 people during the unrest. His last name, his current location of employment, and the name of his immediate superior. In a country where a terrorist group has been killing law enforcement officers in retaliation to alleged state-sponsored killings, what Zwemart has done is to knowingly put a target on the officer’s back. And because of what? Hearsay!?
The doxxing practise at Swaziland News is an ethical issue which breaks all journalistic standards, and this is not the first time Zwemart has doxxed someone with the goal of directing violence towards the person he is doxxing. He has previously doxxed police officers and members of the public.

Read all about it in the article attached below:
https://medium.com//exposed-swaziland-news-terrorism-in-detail-735cc7a746ce

Emaswati must wisen up, just because it is on Facebook does not make information true. It is unfortunate to note that the spirit of promoting violence still persists within Swaziland News. Emaswati who care about protecting the public discourse space must flag and report such articles on Facebook.

https://medium.com//the-big-problem-with-swaziland-news-doxxing-emaswati-d3a9071f4bd2

People get killed.

25/05/2023

“It amounts to hate speech” — Zwemart about his own story

Swaziland News Editor Zweli ‘Zwemart’ Dlamini has finally admitted that his work amounts to hate speech. Even though he only admitted this about one of his stories on the tabloid Swaziland News, the admission should apply to more of his stories.

Here is what Zwemart published in the middle of the night:

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TO OUR VALUED READERS: United Eswatini Diaspora(UED) Convenor Bongnkosi IB Dlamini is hereby retracting his statement about the killing of police officers children in retaliation to the ongoing State killings.

As the the editor, I also admit that he sent me a message and I quoted it thinking that he was commenting as we were talking about an article. He has just clarified that he was talking to me in confidence not for public consumption. The article is hereby retracted entirely as it amounts to hate speech.

We apologize.

Thank you

Swaziland News editor.
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Zwemart had published an article quoting IB Dlamini saying that the killing of children is justified, as long as they are children on of police officers. The only reason Zwemart took the article down was because IB requested him to — he did not take down the article because he saw it to be wrong.

Zwemart actually thinks it is a good thing to interview people who say “we will kill police officers and members of the army, and their families should stay away from them if they want to be safe”. He has published such an article in the past, where he interviewed members of the terrorist group Solidarity Forces who openly claimed certain terror attacks and assassinations in Eswatini.

Below is a list of all the articles which are similar to the one which Zwemart retracted and called hate speech:

https://medium.com//exposed-swaziland-news-terrorism-in-detail-735cc7a746ce

Zwemart does not have a problem with people telling him that they plan hundreds of police officers. He does not have problem when they send him photos and videos of homes being bombed, people being abducted before they are killed, and he does not have a problem when they call him to tell him that they have killed another person because they belong to a certain group. Zwemart does not have a problem with hate speech. The only reason we even have his admission is that IB Dlamini wanted the article based on his evil comments to be removed from the public domain.

A lot of the Swaziland News readers labeled Zwemart as unintelligent and too eager to get attention when they responded to his statement retracting the story. They see through him, and they see that he just publishes the most scandalous information he can get his hands on, without any understandable editorial process.

It is high time Emaswati wise up to the fact that Swaziland News is a donor-funded tabloid which profits from controversy, especially if it is anti-Eswatini. It is also high time international organisations recognise this fact and hold Swaziland News accountable for all the promotion of hate and violence they have participated in in the last two years.

https://medium.com//it-amounts-to-hate-speech-zwemart-about-his-own-story-34cfd4a07bb7

Swaziland News Editor Zweli ‘Zwemart’ Dlamini has finally admitted that his work amounts to hate speech. Even though he only admitted this…

26/04/2023

Zwemart outs Mlungisi Makhanya as leader of Solidarity Forces, again
While Lying about Minister of Finance

Swaziland News editor Zweli 'Zwemart' Dlamini has once again revealed Mlungisi Makhanya to be the actual leader of the Solidarity Forces. Zwemart was interviewing people who admitted to had been involved with the underground forces, and one of them admitted that they were working for Mlungisi Makhanya, the president of the People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO).

Zwemart was interviewing the Solidarity Forces affiliated people because he was trying to claim that the Minister of Finance in Eswatini has hired assassins to kill Mlungisi Makhanya. Zwemart's story was that some people affiliated with the terrorist group Solidarity Forces had been released from jail so that they can orchestrate the assassination of Makhanya. He claimed that they had been paid by the Minister of Finance, Neal Rijkenberg.

However, as Zwemart interviewed the parties involved in his conspiracy theory, the only thing that was clearly admitted by one of the interviewees was that the Solidarity Forces members were working for Makhanya. No one in the audios and calls stitched together by Zwemart ever mentions the Minister of Finance - NOT ONE PERSON. This does not stop Zwemart from spinning multiple articles accusing the Minister of Finance for hiring assassins to kill Makhanya. However, the 'electronic evidence' Zwemart presents, in the form of audio messages and calls stitched together, has one of the Solidarity Forces affiliated persons admit that the Solidarity Forces were working for Mlungisi. The people mentioned in the audio include people who have been killed or arrested while conducting murderous terrorism activities. These are people who are confirmed by their colleague to have been working for Makhanya. This confession comes at 11 minutes twenty seconds into the video.

It has been a week since Zwemart published the story, and there has been ZERO evidence to support his conspiracy theory that the Minister of Finance has paid for Makhanya's assassination. We won't bore you with the details of the theory because, quite frankly, it makes no sense. In the week since the publication of the audio, no one has pointed out that Zwemart's sources have confessed that Makhanya is who is in charge of the Solidarity Forces.

This is not the first time Zwemart has exposed Makhanya as the leader of the Solidarity Forces. Read the following story to see how Zwemart originally outed Makhanya as the Commander of the Solidarity Forces: https://medium.com//zwemart-exposes-mlungisi-makhanya-as-commander-of-solidarity-forces-5bfc150152cb

https://medium.com//zwemart-exposes-mlungisi-makhanya-as-leader-of-solidarity-forces-again-eaf6a4bf5287

While Lying about Minister of Finance

18/04/2023

The HONest Mduduzi gawzela simelane,💪✊

As he advises Emaswati to participate in elections legislation

17/04/2023

Burnt mechanic's story doesn't add up, cops must act

There are lot of loopholes in the claims by Mbabane motor mechanic Wonder Gama that he was burnt by the police, which further confirm that his story is pure lies.

First of all, Wonder claims that after the men had burnt him he drove to a bar at Msunduza where he went to a toilet to put water on his arm and face. Why didn't he drive to the Mbabane Governemt Hospital, which was hardly 200 metres away from the traffic lights he claims the incident happened? An injured person always thinks about getting medical help and Wonder should have done the same. Why did he also drive past all the 24-hour filling stations that are next to where the incident is said to have occurred? The Galp Filling Station and Engen Filling Station are both about 100 metres away from the scene of incident and the petrol attendants are always in the vicinity so they could have easily assisted Wonder. If it is water that he needed, then these Filling Stations would have readily supplied it. Also, the petrol attendants would have heard screams of the burning mechanic because they are within short distance from the incident scene. Why didn't they hear anything? Also, they would have seen the burning mechanic and his burning car. Why didn't they?

The Mbabane Police Station is also within driving distance from where the incident happened and Wonder could have easily driven there instead of going to Msunduza.

The other big question is Wonder's sudden affiliation to the Swaziland Liberation Movement (SWALIMO). Everyone who knows Wonder will tell you that he had never had any political association and has never had interest in such issues. In his life, he has never even participated in a single political event. All of a sudden, just because he was hurt and there are chances of getting political mileage, SWALIMO claim he is one of their own. If he is a SWALIMO member as it is now claimed, why was the political party quiet for almost 10 days because the incident happened on April 3?
Such incidents are what these political parties feed on so they would have known immediately if their members had been subjected to a brutal act as this one, especially at the hands of the police. Also, the interview that Wonder had with the Times of Eswatini newspaper happened after his meeting with SWALIMO members at Commercial Centre. Everyone who lives in Mbabane knows that Commecial Centre is where the office of SWALIMO member Sikhatsi Dlamini is situated. Wonder met with Sikhatsi before the Times interview and he was influenced to tell the lies he is telling.

Wonder should just stop his lies and report to the police the real people who doused him with petrol and burnt him. If he doesn't, the police should arrest him for the lies he is spreading. Wonder knows the people who did this to him and he knows that he stole car parts from them. He has been stealing from people for a longtime and the one who burnt him were just tired of his antics.

There are lot of loopholes in the claims by Mbabane motor mechanic Wonder Gama that he was burnt by the police, which further confirm that…

16/04/2023

Swaziland News lies about burnt mechanic

The online propaganda and anti-tinkhundla publication Swaziland News is at it again writing a totally false article on the circumstances around the burning of mechanic Wonder Gama.

The fake news publication, which is edited by terrorist Zweli Martin Dlamini, has claimed that Wonder, who is the son to former Hhukwini MP Sitezi Gama, was burnt by the police for being found in the streets at night.

Well, this is a BIG FAT LIE by Swaziland News.

Wander was burnt by people he knows by their names and these people had targeted him for motor vehicle parts he stole from them.

These people trailed Wonder by car from where he was drinking and waited until he was alone in a secluded place where they signaled for him to stop.

Knowing these people, Wonder indeed stopped for them and they confronted him on the car parts he had stolen from them but because he was not in a Sober state, he chose to argue with these people.

It was then that one of these people doused Wonder with petrol which they had carried in a container and another lit a match and threw it at Wonder who immediately was engulfed by flames.

These people then sped off in the car and Wonder reacted quickly by rolling himself on the ground to try and put out the flames and this plan worked, otherwise he would have burnt to death.

He then shouted for help and good samaritans responded to the calls and rushed him to hospital.

Swaziland News has however ignored all these facts and turned this into a political issue yet it is not.

Wonder is friends with the police, he drinks with them at the Garage Bar at Msunduza and the Police Mess at PTS, they love and adore him.

Swaziland News is proving everyday that it is a fake news publication that can't be trusted with even a basic story.

The online propaganda and anti-tinkhundla publication Swaziland News is at it again, writing a totally false article on the circumstances…

12/04/2023

3 Reasons Why the Eswatini National Shutdown FAILED

BY THE HIDDEN SIDE ESWATINI

MANZINI - Kenya and South Africa recently had national shutdowns caused by political disagreements by political parties. The South African one was way less successful than the Kenyan one. Eswatini's anti-government political organisations attempted to mobilise a national shutdown in Eswatini on April 12, 2023, and this did not work out at all. Let's look into the reasons why this planned national shutdown protest failed.

1. The people do not agree with the reason for the shutdown - the shutdown was called to call for the repeal of the April 12 1973 decree by King Sobhuza I, which repealed the British enforced constitution, an act he made after the Eswatini parliament had unanimously voted for it. The organisations which call for the repeal of the decree try to convince Emaswati that all the causes of their suffering comes from this one act on April 12, 1973. However, Emaswati wake up everyday and pursue their interests freely, and they have seen the improvements in the country over the years - to them, that is the actual proof that the foundation of the social and economic system is stable, which is very important. All these donor funded political organisations cannot just convince people to stop living their lives to try and remove one of the cornerstones of this society - it doesn't make sense.

2. Emaswati are beginning to under financial motivations for protests - Most people now understand that fundraising is a big part of why it is important for political organisations to always be picketing and protesting - they get funded based on being seen to protest, and the more people the better. Emaswati understand that it is heartless to say stop working for yourself just so you can help them make more money, and this why all public transport was available, shops and businesses were open, vendors were in their markets, and everything was normal (well, besides the handful of protestors putting on a colorful show at where the white saviours work).

3. National shutdowns are costly - The first and last time Emaswati were engulfed in mob mentality which shutdown the country, it cost everyone a lot. Businesses shutdown, employees lost their jobs, items in stores were harder to find, prices went up, fear and anxiety was at its highest in Eswatini, crime went up, teenage pregnancy went up, and disrespectful tensions on social media were at an all time high. All of this was costly.

Most Emaswati who participated in the unrest only participated in looting of shops because everyone loves free stuff, not that they were engaging in political protests. People who shutdown roads and put up toll gates were simply opportunistic criminals, not political protestors. The kids who were seen "striking" were influenced by forceful adults, and no child is keen to disagree with a forceful adult - and of course, there are those students who are just mischievous and took the opportunity to break furniture on windows and just revel in the entertainment of chaos instead of being in class all day. Again, these students were not political protestors, as donor funded political organisations and online tabloids will keep saying. They repeated this lie so much that they actually believed it. They thought that Emaswati are keen to participate in a costly nationwide political protest which shuts down all activity.

They actually believed this because they have been saying it over and over again since 2021. Unfortunately, the best measure of life is reality, not what people say, and the reality is that no matter how many organisations and online tabloids participated in warning and scaring Emaswati to participate in protests on April 12 to shut down the country, Emaswati prefer a functioning society than a costly anarchic shutdown of the country.

It is important to note that in a previous attempt to shutdown the country by only convincing public transport workers to park their vehicles, the government provided free transportation for Emaswati. Since the public transport sector is a key part of any national shutdown, taking away their power to enforce the shutdown played a key role in them making the decision which pays them more - which is, get your car on the road and let the free market take care of the rest, those who are on shutdown can stay home, those who are going about their lives can do so.

The symbol of seeing public transport available in the morning is a big psychological and operational factor to how most people plan out their day when there has been a threat of a shutdown. Eswatini media did a great job reassuring the public of the availability of public transport, which signified a significant failure of the planned shutdown. Kudos to the government for neutralising the weaponisation of the transport industry against the Eswatini economy and citizen.

Emaswati are not stupid

12/04/2023

Understanding 'Disinformation' using Swaziland News as an example

Disinformation is dangerous and it is important to know how to spot it. Before we begin, here are some definitions of disinformation:

Merriam Webster Dictionary - false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth.

Wikipedia - Disinformation is false information deliberately spread to deceive people. Most recently, disinformation has been deliberately spread through social media in the form of "fake news", disinformation masked as legitimate news articles and meant to mislead readers or viewers.

The important difference between misinformation and disinformation is this: misinformation can be innocent, while disinformation is always motivated by some nefarious goal as it is deliberately deceptive.

Let us take a look at a very good example of disinformation provided by online tabloid Swaziland News.

The story is titled: Mswati's anti-dialogue campaign' will not succeed, pro-democracy activists must continue maintaining peace while demanding a political dialogue.

From the title, you are supposed to take three things as facts:
1. King Mswati has an 'anti-dialogue campaign'.
2. Pro-democracy activists are maintaining peace, as the title says they must continue doing this.
3. Pro-democracy activists are demanding a political dialogue.

Naturally, you might expect that the story provides facts which support these assertions, giving the you a fuller understanding of the topic beyond the headline. Upon reading, however, there is no proof given that King Mswati III has an 'anti-dialogue campaign'. All the writer Zwemart says, is that the campaign was "allegedly launched by King Mswati during his Good Friday Services". This refers to a handful of people who were standing outside the stadium where the service was held, with t-shirts reading "we don't want a dialogue ", in reference to a political dialogue called by King Mswati III after the social unrest of 2021.

These people were standing around, not singing, dancing, or disrupting the services in any way. Zwemart claims that the reason that these people were not bothered by the police is because they were basically working for the King - he neglects to mention that these people did nothing to disturb the public, and therefore there was absolutely no reason for police to intervene. This is disinformation at work - how he presents his speculation as "facts", while ignoring any information that goes against his speculation.
In trying to justify his speculations, Zwemart says "It should be noted that the t-shirts were distributed at an event hosted by the King, and the fact that police and soldiers allowed those politically ignorant lunatics to take videos justifying why they don't want a political dialogue is proof enough that the King is behind it." Police and soldiers letting peaceful people distribute free t-shirts and taking videos qualifies as "proof enough that the King is behind it" - this is the lack of sound logic which enables one to quickly spot disinformation. The "proof" provided sounds plausible, but is clearly a speculation as opposed to incontrovertible truth. This is effective to people who are already biased and are ready to believe the conclusions without necessarily understanding or agreeing with how the conclusion was reached. I'm summary, There is no proof, at all, of the information presented as facts in the story - or even the headline for that matter.

Disinformation always has an end goal in mind, as the deception is deliberate. In our example, we can conclude the reasons for the deception based on what is said by Zwemart while writing his story. The first goal is to paint the picture of King Mswati III as someone who does not want to have the political dialogue which he himself called.

He says that "Mswati's regime has been claiming that the people who are demanding democracy are a minority without hosting any referendum, that is a false and misleading narrative, Swazis who want democracy are a majority." A rational person will read this and realise that the regime's claims are different from Zwemart's claims. A person who will be successfully disinformed will believe that Zwemart's claims are correct, even though he himself did not host a referendum to confirm this. This is how we deduce the second goal for this particular example of disinformation. The goal is to convince the reader that a majority of Emaswati want multi-party democracy, even though the reasoning to get to this conclusion is highly questionable. This is how we spot disinformation.

Zwemart also says that "Police and soldiers cannot allow political activists to stage a protest or picket at an event hosted by the King. We therefore demand to know why these politically ignorant lunatics were allowed to freely express themselves in front of Mswati on political issues during a religious event, in a country where political activists are killed merely for peacefully protesting, in demand for democracy." This is the other goal of this piece of disinformation, to convince the reader that Eswatini does not allow peaceful protests, whereas there is obvious proof in the story itself that peaceful protests are of no concern to law enforcement. Swaziland News itself has published numerous multi-party protests that have started peacefully and ended peacefully, in the presence of law enforcement. The conclusion is not supported by the available evidence, and that is how we know that this is disinformation.

Lastly, here is a speculation as to why Zwemart wrote this particular piece of disinformation - he wants to make sure that the violent people in his camp do not attack the people who are anti-dialogue. Zwemart says that there is no targeted violence aimed at pro-government individuals, yet he is writing a whole article trying to tell them to not target these anti-dialogue individuals. He clearly contradicts himself in this regard because he says that the reason given by government for not hosting the dialogue yet is the fact that pro-government individuals are targeted with violence. He says that this reason is false, yet I'm the end he admits that there has been violence when he says "when the political unrest erupts again, indeed it will, King Mswati would have entirely lost the trust of the international community and he will have no justification why he delayed and refused to participate in a political dialogue." It remains to be seen what will happen to the individuals who were pictured by Swaziland News in the article.
It is important to teach each other to spot disinformation and to prevent its spread.

Disinformation is dangerous and it is important to know how to spot it. Before we begin, here are some definitions of disinformation:

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