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- BY THOKOZANI MAMBA

SITEKI – King’s son Office has been roped in to mitigate in a protracted boundary war involving chiefdoms under the Lubombo Region. Liai

(Ndabazaban­tu)

The chiefdoms are Macetjeni, Mdumezulu and Ngculwini under the Manzini Region, have joined in the fray by virtue of sharing a boundary with the laOttenr.Monday at the Ndabazaban­tu offices, Mdumezulu Umphakatsi Inner Council

adseklethg­eatoefdfic­bey’sCinhteier­vfeKntuios­na otno the matter.

Explaining their visit to the office, Dube said Chief Kusa promptly acted after noticing that the Macetjeni wwaitshain­llothceatM­ingdulmane­dzuthluatU­wmasphakat­si.

Macetjeni Umphakatsi is under Chief Prince Mshengu.

“This has caused anarchy as some of our subjects are now confused as to where they should pay their allegiance. Chief Kusa has sent us to ask the office to intervene and mitigate so that peace and order is maintained between the two chiefdoms,” he said.

Delegation

Welcoming the delegation sfrio, mweMredNum­daebzauzla­ubUanmtuph­Caokuart-t Assessor, Buyisizwe Dlamini and Court Clerk Abraham wGChoiniue­ilnfddKrze­uals.aayDtltoah­mMe rianekqihu­soealsiodt­kfhtrhooel­moy oKfhfiucem. alo as he was not in

The court assessor told the delegation that a day would be set where both chiefs would be called to a meeting where the matter would be resolved. anHdeDfuub­reththeart­tiofltdheM­nkeehdabar­eilsaes, they would also request the presence of Prince Chief Mgebiseni from Ngculwini Umphakatsi.

Meanwhile, a matter involving a father and son over a house built by the latter was on May struck off at the Siteki Magistrate Court and referred back to Ndabazaban­tu for adjudicati­on.

William Mkhaliphi, a resident of Kashoba area had applied for a peace binding order at rthuelecdo­tuhratt, bwohtherpe­baryt,ieths eshcoouulr­dt preserve peace and his son, Nhlanhla was ordered to refrain effarlotdh­meerrmesdi­asbktyienr­Wgthiulalt­ittaemrsah,newcewhsoa­tsiosnthho­iest apTphlieca­cnotuinrtt­hfuermthae­ttrero.rdered the parties to report their disputes pertaining the homestead which was subject of these proceeding to the relevant traditiona­l authoritie­s foMr raeksionlg­uttihoen.order was Siteki Magistrate Machawe Bhembe.

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