Former Swaziland
(eSwatini) Minister of Public Works and Transport Ntuntuko Dlamini has appeared
in court on two charges of murder and one of attempted murder following a
shooting during a land dispute.
The alleged crimes happened on 7 September 2020 in the
Mhlabubovu
area in the Manzini region. The Manzini magistrates court remanded Dlamini,
aged 49, in custody.
On the first count he was charged with shooting and killing Andreas
Themba Tsabedze once with a pistol on the chest. In the second charge he is
alleged to have shot Sikhulu Shongwe four times with a pistol, killing him. On
the third count he was charged with attempted murder by shooting Simon Dlamini three
times with a pistol, twice on the stomach and once on the left hand.
The alleged crimes happened during a dispute
over land involving two chiefdoms.
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