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1. Royal Swazi screwball. The Times, August 24, 2008.

2. Swaziland: Trade Union Leader Arrested. Infoshop News. August 24, 2008.

3. Swaziland Solidarity Network: Press Release on arrest of Jan
Sithole. Notice of protests. 23 August, 2008.

4. SADC looks on while unions bear persecution in Zimbabwe and
Swaziland. Terry Bell. Business Report, August 22, 2008.

5. Police raid and arrest of Comrade Jan Sithole - cowardly and
barbaric: Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), 21 August
2008.

6. Swaziland: Women challenge royal extravagance. Sebastien Berger,
Southern Africa Correspondent. Telegraph.co.uk, 21 Aug 2008.

7. Catch a bomber, get E 100 000 cash. Sisho Magagula The Swazi
Observer, August 19, 2008.

8. Sentletse Diakanyo, Absolute Swazi monarchy also a blot in SADC.
Thought Leader - Johannesburg,South Africa. 18 August 2008.

9. 'Mugabe and Mswati III are not legitimate'. Independent Online IOL
16 August, 2008.

10. Security on high alert. Sisho Magagula. The Swazi Observer August
16, 2008.
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Dear readers

Forbes Magazine reports that the Thailand King Bhumibol is the richest
royal sovereign with a fortune estimated at 35 billion US Dollars.
Among the top are The Aga Khan Prince Karim Al Hussein (1.0 billion)
and Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad (500 million) and -

And King Mswati III of Swaziland: 200 million US Dollars.

Now turning 40 this year, many of his subjects in the poverty-stricken
kingdom are not going to be lucky enough to live to that age (The
Times, August 24, 2008).

Mswati is simply stealing from his people, whom he has subjected to an
ignoble and pitiful existence (Sentletse Diakanyo, Absolute Swazi
monarchy also a blot in SADC, 18 August 2008, below). How long will
this have to last?

And once again, Swaziland rulers have demonstrated their (quote)
authoritarian nature by illegitimate and unacceptable harassment and
arrest of a trade union leader (Infoshop News. August 24, 2008). It
seems to go on and on.

Terry Bell writes in Business Report, August 22, 2008, that the labour
movement is (quote) potentially the most powerful organised force in society,
(and) remains a major threat. Which is why the persecution of trade
unionists continues. How long will it, how long can it continue?

Jim Gama, the governor of Ludzidzini, has condemned the women's march:
"All I know is that a woman has to seek permission from her husband to
register her disagreement with whatever was happening in society but
not for her to march. That is un-Swazi."

Then, perhaps, it is time not only for the mothers and daughters and
wives, but for all to march. They do not have to seek permission
anywhere.

Editor
Swaziland@Newsletter

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1. Royal Swazi screwball. The Times, August 24, 2008.

Even though he has the hormones of a randy teenager, Africa?s last
remaining absolute monarch, King Mswati III of Swaziland, turns 40
this year.

Many of his subjects in the poverty-stricken kingdom are not going to
be lucky enough to live to that age.

Nevertheless, ahead of the celebrations, eight of his 13 wives, their
children and an entourage to match, went on an international shopping
expedition, in a chartered jet, so that the queens might look, as they say,
radiant for the big day.

When women in Swaziland marched in protest against this waste of
money, they were told their actions were unSwazi.

In recognition of his failing to put his people before his libido, we
declare the randy king a right royal Mampara.

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2. Swaziland: Trade Union Leader Arrested. Infoshop News. August 24, 2008.

Brussels, 21 August 2008: The ITUC strongly protests against the
arrest of Jan Sithole, secretary general of the Swaziland Federation
of Trade Unions (SFTU), by the Swazi authorities.

According to the information received by the ITUC, Sithole has been
subjected to intense harassment following a recent march organized by
trade unions and other civil society groups against the participation
of Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and King Mswati III of Swaziland in a
meeting of Southern African Development Community (SADC), which took
place in Johannesburg on the 16th August 2008.

In a letter sent to the authorities, the ITUC urged Prime Minister
Dlamini to ensure the immediate release of Jan Sithole and guarantee
that no charges are made against him. The ITUC called on the
government of Swaziland to respect ILO Convention 87 on freedom of
association and the right to organise, which Swaziland has ratified
and is therefore obliged to respect.

The ITUC understands that Sithole has now been released from detention.

"Once again, Swaziland rulers have demonstrated their authoritarian
nature by this illegitimate and unacceptable harassment and arrest of
a trade union leader in violation of fundamental rights enshrined in
international law," said ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder.

The ITUC represents 168 million workers in 155 countries and
territories and has 311 national affiliates.

For more information, please contact the ITUC Press Department on: +32
2 224 033. http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2360

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3. Swaziland Solidarity Network: Press Release on arrest of Jan
Sithole. Notice of protests. 23 August, 2008.

The Swaziland Solidarity Network condemns in strongest terms the
arrest of general secretary of Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions
(SFTU), Jan Sithole. These tactics of harassment, detention and
torture are evidence of a tyrant regime - displayed by all similar
regimes throughout the history of mankind.

Just like many of those undemocratic regimes, the REGIME OF SWAZILAND
WILL FALL. No unjust government can continue its rule forever. The
whites of South Africa thought they could suppress and oppressive its
people forever - they failed - so will Mswati and his cronies.

Recently the regime spokesperson lied when he said that Sobhuza and
Mswati were allies of the ANC - they were puppets paid and bought by
the apartheid regime and they actively suppressed ANC operatives
allowing the apartheid regime a free hand.

We in SSN will not forget this betrayal of Mswati. Moreover we will
forget the poverty and suffering of the majority of Swazis in the
hands of royal family that steals taxpayer money.

It is in this light that Comrade Jan Sithole is arrested and harassed.
Comrade Jan stands and fights for everything that is just and
democratic, while the regime is unjust and undemocratic. Therefore,
they will do anything in their power to weaken and oppress the forces
of Goodness and Justice. They will fail! Their arrest only strengthens
the democratic forces. Their harassment only makes us all more
determined to support the democratic forces of Swaziland.

We condemn SADC's appointment of undemocratic Mswati as chair of the
troika. It is indicative of the lack of leadership in Southern Africa.
However the days of Mswati's comfort in SADC meetings is coming to
end. We will do everything in our power to assist the democratic
forces of Swaziland led by PUDEMO, to expose the undemocratic regime.

The Swazi regime is getting ready to waste tax payers money on the
40/40 celebrations - this is the Kings Birthday and Swazi
pseudo-independence Day.

We condemn such extravagance while the people are hungry and dying of AIDS.
As SSN we will protest against this 40/40 celebrations on Sept 6 and
the sham elections on Sept. 19, 2008.

We condemn the undemocratic royal "rubber stamp" elections under the
conditions of banned political parties and free speech. We condemn
such elections under harassment and arrest of our comrades. We condemn
such elections that results in a puppet government while Mswati still
holds dictatorial powers over the legislature, judiciary, and executive.
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4. SADC looks on while unions bear persecution in Zimbabwe and
Swaziland. Terry Bell. Business Report, August 22, 2008.

When the land grab crisis struck in Zimbabwe, the media concentrated
on the small minority of mainly wealthy white commercial farmers who
were harassed, beaten, in a few cases killed, and had their properties
looted. Little attention was paid to the farm workers and their
families, many of them members of the General Agricultural and
Plantation Workers' Union.

The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), having received
financial backing from the commercial farmers, also remained silent
regarding pleas that any redistribution of farming land should
concentrate on the creation of farm worker co-operatives. So, with
little publicity, as many as 40 000 farm workers and their families
suffered largely in silence as they were evicted, beaten, killed or
subjected to new forms of virtual slavery.

Such media silence also extends to the pro-democracy and trade union
movement in Swaziland. Yesterday police in Mbabane arrested Jan
Sithole, the general secretary of the Swaziland Federation of Trade
Unions (SFTU).

Sithole and the SFTU supported the recent protests outside the
Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Johannesburg,
chaired by Swaziland's feudal monarch, King Mswati III.

The Mswati regime in Swaziland is just as aware as Zimbabwe's
President Robert Mugabe and the ruling elite of Zanu-PF that the trade
union movement is a central pillar of the resistance to their rule. In
Zimbabwe it was the unions that provided the impetus for the formation
of the MDC, whose leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is a past general
secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU).

In Swaziland the SFTU and other unions are part of a pro-democracy
movement headed by the Peoples' United Democratic Movement. As a
result, there have been concerted efforts by the governments in both
countries to weaken or take over the labour movement.

But the unions continue to resist attempts to woo or manipulate them.
While in Zimbabwe membership has fallen along with massive job losses,
the memories of militancy and the role played by the ZCTU in
resistance to autocracy are still fresh.

As such, the labour movement, potentially the most powerful organised
force in society, remains a major threat to both regimes. Which is why
the persecution of trade unionists continues.

Next week the ZCTU president and general secretary, Lovemore Matombo
and Wellington Chibebe, respectively, appear in court in Harare for
"spreading falsehoods prejudicial to the state". They were arrested
after a May Day rally where they gave details of the suffering of farm
workers.

Stringent bail conditions have effectively gagged them and, as the
talks facilitated by President Thabo Mbeki dragged on, their case was
delayed. Union officials maintain this was to ensure their silence.

Now Sithole has been arrested, while Mswati III continues to be
accepted by the SADC as the representative of the people of Swaziland.

Having the apparent support of SADC, both regimes appear intent on
sending a message to activists: if we can do this to your leaders,
what chance do you stand?

This intimidation has roused the International Trade Union
Confederation (ITUC), which represents more than 166 million workers
in 156 countries.

ItUC heard only yesterday about Sithole, but it has launched an
internet campaign to demand the immediate and unconditional release of
Matombo and Chibebe.

The ITUC campaign can be found at www.wearezctu.org.
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5. Police raid and arrest of Comrade Jan Sithole: cowardly and
barbaric. Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), 21 August
2008.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has condemned as
"cowardly and barbaric" this morningraid and arrest of the
Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions (SFTU) secretary general, Comrade
Jan Sithole.

News of the raid and arrest of Comrade Sithole by 30 armed Swazi
policemen who stormed his home in the early hours of today, has come
as a shock to the labour movement.

We wish to state in no uncertain terms that neither the raid, led by
Joseph Bhembe, nor the continued arrest of Comrade Sithole will deter
us and the SFTU from pressing on with the campaign for the boycott of
Swaziland goods, until real constitutional democracy is realised in
that country.

This kind of act can only be described as cowardly and barbaric. We
note that since the recent SATUCC-SADC march against Zimbabwe and
Swaziland which took place in Johannesburg on the 16th August 2008,
where King Mswati III took chairmanship of the SADC Summit, the SFTU
secretary general has endured intense harassment.

Although no formal charges have so fair been laid against Comrade
Sithole, we fear that he might be subjected to police brutality and
torture. For someone who is still weak and recovering from a major
operation, no amount of reasoning can be advanced to explain his
arrest as he is no threat to the State.

We call for the immediate release of Comrade Sithole as his continued
arrest can only point to rampant action to silence dissent.

COSATU wishes to reiterate demands carried in a memorandum to the SADC
Summit held in Johannesburg on16 August 2008, presented by the
federation and organs of civil society. Among other demands, we urged
SADC leaders to support multi-party democratic elections in Swaziland,
unbanning of political parties, return of political exiles and
evolution of a truly representative national dialogue or national
convention.

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6. Swaziland: Women challenge royal extravagance. Sebastien Berger,
Southern Africa Correspondent. Telegraph.co.uk, 21 Aug 2008.

Women's rights activists in Swaziland have mounted a rare protest
march against the extravagance of the royal family, triggered by a
shopping trip for eight of its queens.

Swaziland is Africa's last remaining absolute monarchy and has been
under a state of emergency since 1973. Public criticism of the
monarchy is extremely rare, but a journey to Europe and the Middle
East by eight of King Mswati III's 13 wives, their children, maids and
bodyguards, in a specially chartered aeroplane, has provoked outrage.

Sources in the royal family said they needed to go shopping to prepare
for the country's "40-40" celebrations next month, which will mark
both its 40th anniversary of independence from Britain and the 40th
birthday of King Mswati, who was educated at Sherborne School in Dorset.

"The queens have to look radiant and that is why they have to go and
buy quality for the big day. They were being spoiled," said a source.

The demonstration in the capital Mbabane was organised by the Women's
Coalition of Swaziland, whose spokesman Ntombi Nkosi pointed out that
by some estimates the country has the world's highest HIV rate at
almost 40 per cent, and condemned the trip as a waste of money.

"Those given the money do not even contribute a cent to the money they
are looting," she said.

Siphiwe Hlophe, of Swaziland Positive Living, a co-organiser of the
march, added: "We are against the idea of public funds being used in a
questionable way by people who are not employed and do not bring any
revenue to the country's coffers."

The sprawling royal family is a major drain on the landlocked
country's limited resources. King Mswati's polygamy is a mere fraction
of that of his father Sobhuza II, who had 70 wives, 210 children, and
more than 1,000 grandchildren by the time of his death in 1982.

Nonetheless in a traditionally deferential society public protest is
rare, and Jim Gama, the governor of the Swazi royal capital
Ludzidzini, condemned the women's march as "un-Swazi".

"I have never heard of women marching," he said. "All I know is that a
woman has to seek permission from her husband to register her
disagreement with whatever was happening in society but not for her to
march. That is un-Swazi."

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7. Catch a bomber, get E 100 000 cash. Sisho Magagula The Swazi
Observer, August 19, 2008.

The Royal Swaziland Police Service (RSP) has offered a whopping E100
000 reward to anyone who may provide information that would lead to
the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the persons or groups behind
the current spate of bombings in the country.

This follows the bombing of a number of structures in the country last
Friday by unknown people. Speaking at a press conference yesterday
morning at the Police Headquarters, Deputy Police Commissioner Isaac
Magagula said the recent spate of bombings was an indication that
there were loose canons on the prowl who were hell-bent on causing a
reign of terror, fear and panic to the general citizenry.

"These are obviously devilish acts perpetrated by some syndicated
group acting in pursuance of some cheap and old-fashioned political
orientation. In a civilised society we cannot allow to prevail
unabated terrorist acts which take the country to dark ages and
undermine the rule of law and cherished peace and stability. It is
quite unfortunate and indeed unthinkable that there are people in our
midst who are still of such myopic mind disposition to believe that
resorting to violent and unorthodox methods can solve anything as
history has presented a number of hindsight which point to the fact
that violence is degenerative and ultimately leads to a no win
situation," said Magagula.

The deputy police chief said if anything, violence begot violence
which was a recipe for anarchy. Magagula disclosed that for valuable,
quality and credible information volunteered, a monetary reward of a
range up to E100 000 was being offered to any member of the public.

He emphasised that the money would not be wholly received by each
individual, but would be broken down according to the nature of the
information volunteered. The money will be received by person(s) who
volunteer information that will lead to ?discovery and or/
confiscation of contrabands in the form of explosives, or incendiary
material intended for illegal use as improvised explosive devise (IED)
capable of causing an explosion or fire in furtherance of acts of
sabotage?.

Arrest of suspects or persons responsible for the acts of sabotage
that characterised planting of the exploded or unexploded IEDs at
various places as published by the press and targeted at the country's
infrastructure.

- Prosecution of such suspects for planting and/or possession of such items.

- Conviction of such suspects for planting and/or possession or
causing or assisting in the explosions or attempted explosions at the
various places.

- Prevention of injury or damage that would result from the illegal
planting or explosion of any IED or incendiary material.

- Successful or useful information in the investigation of the
incidents or cases that have come to the notice of the police.

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8. Sentletse Diakanyo, Absolute Swazi monarchy also a blot in SADC.
Thought Leader - Johannesburg,South Africa. 18 August 2008.

Chief Lucas Mangope, of the erstwhile homeland of Bophuthatswana, once
told a story about his childish indiscretions while wandering home,
barefoot, through a watermelon field after a parched day tending sheep
and cattle.

Like all fallible humans, he became susceptible to the sweet lure of
the bulbous fruit. Mangope told of his fathers admonition and the
severity of the punishment that followed.

The severity of the crime was increased by the perpetrator status,
and the punishment was to fit that of a chiefs son. Lashes were
followed by a period of ostracism. But more painful than the physical
hurt was the awful sense that he had abused his father?s trust.

He recounted these words from his father, Chief Lucas Manyane: ?The
son of a chief does not steal; whatever you take illegally for
yourself deprives your people of their means of life. The son of a
chief must learn that he is responsible for the well-being of each
tribe member. You must serve your people, not abuse them.

I have often wondered whether King Sobhuza II had not sat down his
son, King Mswati III, during his formative years and taught him the
responsibilities that the monarchy had to its people. Mswatis early
coronation at the tender age of 18 years wrenched him into a premature
burden of responsibility; it deprived him of his youth and immediately
thrust him into the realm of adulthood and statesmanship.

It has become apparent during the Mswati reign of pillaging the
resources of the kingdom that either his father never warned him to the
shamefulness of a hand caught in the cookie jar or perchance the young
king is only defiant.

Mswatis reign since 1986 in Swaziland has been a tragic affair. More
than 40% of a tiny population of just over a million is unemployed and
a staggering 70% live below the poverty line; all this while Mswati
and his entourage of young wives live an existence of opulent
extravagance.

Mswati is simply stealing from his people, whom he has subjected to an
ignoble and pitiful existence. His people have to contend with
dehumanising conditions of abject poverty, often resulting in
thousands of half-naked maidens parading themselves and dancing to the
drooling monarchy with the hope of marriage to the king extracting
them and their family from poverty.

If the people of Swaziland have a desire for a shift in their
political landscape from autocratic rule to democracy, where they can
have a voice through elected representatives and a head of government
who is not a mere puppet of the king, then they will rise up against
the absolute monarchy and seek their freedom.

Peasants led a widespread insurrection in 1381, and in the many years
that followed peasants revolted against any form of subjugation and
affirmed their right to justice. The Swazi should obtain inspiration
from their neighbours in South Africa who rose against the tyranny of
apartheid and liberated themselves. King Sobhuza and his son Mswati
have prepared a fertile soil from which a revolution could blossom.

Sentletse Diakanyo: sentletse@...
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9. 'Mugabe and Mswati III are not legitimate'. Independent Online IOL
16 August, 2008.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions handed a memorandum calling
for a transition to democracy in Zimbabwe and Swaziland to a Southern
African Development Community official in Sandton on Saturday.

"We, civil society organisations from South Africa, Zimbabwe and
Swaziland, gathered at this meeting of SADC Heads of State in
Johannesburg on August 16 2008, reassert our commitment to the
struggle for a transition to democracy in Zimbabwe and Swaziland," the
introduction to the memorandum read.

The memorandum said the principles of democratic governance, embodied
in the SADC and African Union charters, were the birthright of every
African.

The key defining features of both Zimbabwe and Swaziland were
electoral fraud, political manipulation by ruling elite,
institutionalised oppression, state brutality and an environment of
fear and oppression, the civil societies said in the memorandum.

The signatories urged SADC countries to be guided by the Zimbabwe
People's Charter; which was adopted after widespread deliberation and
discussion with the public.

Elections would remain illegitimate until they were held under a new,
democratic constitution and that a constitution was invalid unless it
was the product of a people-driven, participatory process which made
room for the input of all Zimbabweans, the Charter read.

The main points concerning Zimbabwe were the cessation of political
violence, the establishment of law and order through the release of
political prisoners, the abolishment of repressive laws and the
facilitation of humanitarian relief via the lifting of bans on aids
groups.

"Swaziland has the oldest state of emergency in the region, with all
public institutions and decision-making the monopoly and sole preserve
of the royal family," the memorandum read.

"Years of convenient silence on Swaziland have promoted a culture of
impunity and disregard for the fundamentals of democracy in the whole
region."

"We urge SADC to adopt a new sense of urgency to tackle the crises in
Zimbabwe and Swaziland. We have for too long allowed these
illegitimate and undemocratic regimes to fester and begin to affect
the entire fibre of the region," the societies said.

"Robert Mugabe and Mswati III are not legitimate leaders of their
countries and cannot claim any legitimacy to rule, for they have not
been democratically elected by the peoples of their countries."

Signatories of the memorandum were: The Congress of South African
Trade Unions, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Zimbabwe
Solidarity Forum, Revolutionary Youth of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Exiles,
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, People's United Democratic Movement of
Swaziland, Swaziland United Democratic Front, Swaziland Federation of
Trade Unions, Swaziland Federation of Labour, Swaziland Youth
Congress, the Federation of Unions of South Africa, the Treatment
Action Campaign and the Anti-privatisation Forum. - Sapa

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10. Security on high alert. Sisho Magagula. The Swazi Observer August
16, 2008.


The security forces were on high alert yesterday as more
attempts to bomb the country?s big institutions and strategic places
were made.

Security forces patrolled companies like Illovo, Simunye and Sappi
Usuthu on Thursday night after being alerted on threats to cause
structural damage to them. These threats follow attempted bombings in
Big Bend and Mpaka.

Other attempts were made at the dawn of yesterday morning as two power
transformers at Mavuso Trade Centre and the large water pipe supplying
the Ezulwini Power Station were bombed by unknown people.

The transformers were bombed at around 2a.m. whilst the pipe was
bombed at 5a.m. yesterday. At Mavuso, a hole was dug up under each of
the transformers and explosives were planted underneath. It appears
the motive was to blow them up from below, thus causing a huge
explosion. However, the attempt failed dismally as the explosives
failed to blow up the transformers.

A security guard from VIP, Sifiso Nyamane, who is stationed at the
Mavuso Exhibition and Trade Centre, said the night shift security
personnel heard a loud bang from the Helemisi direction at around 2a.m.

- When they rushed to find out what was happening, a huge smoke
engulfed the transformer and the guards realised it was an attempted
bombing, he said.

Nyamane added that just as the security men were busy inspecting the
transformer, another bang was heard from the main entrance of Mavuso
Trade Centre opposite the William Pitcher College.

- Security responded promptly again and found the transformer next to
the gate covered in smoke, said Nyamane.

Here, the bombers mission failed yet again as the transformer did not
catch fire, though traces of ash were visible.

The security guards called the police and the Bomb Disposal Unit
responded promptly to ascertain the extent of the damage.

The Mavuso Trade Centre is expected to host the annual Swaziland
International Trade Fair later this month.

At Ezulwini, the attempt to bomb the large water pipe supplying the
Ezulwini Power Station was made at around 5a.m. The bombers planted
explosives beneath the pipe, on the upper side of it. However, even
here, it was mission unaccomplished again as the pipe was not damaged
a bit.

The Police Bomb Disposal Unit was busy on both crime scenes yesterday morning.

A resident, Ntfombi Mnisi, said she heard a loud ?explosion? yesterday
at 5a.m. and quickly went outside in her nightdress.

- The sound was so loud and terrifying. I went outside quickly,
forgetting that I was still in my nightdress. I found neighbours
already waiting outside, but no one had any idea what had caused the
sound. We called the police, she said.

The bombers are still at large and the motive behind the bombing
remains unknown.

Assistant Police Public Relations Officer Stephen Dlamini confirmed
that there was an attempt to bomb the said structures.

?Police are currently conducting intensive investigations regarding
the matter and the long arm of the law will catch up with the
perpetrators,? said the assistant police mouthpiece.

Last week, explosives were found under two bridges at Big Bend and Mpaka.

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