SWAZILAND STUDENTS TURN ON SSN

From Swazi Media Commentary Sun Apr 29 2012, 12:45:00

The Swaziland National Union of Students has attacked the Swaziland Solidarity Network and its official spokesperson Lucky Lukhele following SSN's handling of criticism about the organisation's exaggerated claims concerning the support it has from Swazis for its call for revolution in the kingdom, ruled by King Mswati III, sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch.

It follows an Internet blogpost by Peter Kenworthy on his stiffkitten site, in which he drew attention to exaggerated claims being made by SSN and some other prodemocracy groups. Kenworthy is also associated with Africa Contact, a Danish-based NGO

Lukhele responded with what SNUS calls 'bile'.

The SNUS statement was posted on its Facebook site. Here it is in full

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