Three Swazi political activists who were denied political asylum in South Africa are expected to leave the country on Friday (15 August 2014).
But, it is not clear if they will return to Swaziland, amid fears that they might be imprisoned by King Mswati III's regime.
There is speculationthat the three, all high-ranking members of the Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS), might try to find asylum in another country. They are CPS General Secretary Kenneth Kunene, Goodwill Du Pont and Sithembiso Simelane. Du Pont is originally from Siteki, Simelane from Manzini and Kunene from Bhunya.
The trio left for South Africa in 2005 when they faced arrest for engaging in political activism in the kingdom. Political parties are banned in Swaziland and many have been labelled 'terrorist organisations' by the Swazi state. King Mswati rules Swaziland as sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch.
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