HEADS SHOULD ROLL

+( arrest of a driver who was carrying a consignment of E 00 000 worth of medical supplies could shed light on some of the questions emaSwati have had regarding the shortage of medication in public health facilities.

It may not solve the entire pu]]le but it is probably one of the missing pieces.

The driver, one %ongani Sifiso Shongwe, was arrested last Friday, on the South African side of the 1gwenya-2shoek %order 3ost.

The truck he was driving had two trailers loaded with various types of medical supplies.

+e has already appeared in a South African court and identified the owner of the cargo.

South African law prohibits the transportation of medical supplies by road. Instead, they should be transported either by air or sea.

It is normally unadvisable to discuss a matter that is still in court.

+owever, emaSwati have questions that require immediate answers.

These are general questions which may or may not have a bearing on the court case involving Shongwe and others. 2ne of these is why the truck was only nabbed on the South African side of the border. +ow did it elude the Eswatini police and immigration officers?

It was either not searched before being allowed to cross or it was but authorities felt that there was nothing wrong with exporting medical supplies to South Africa when it is a known fact that Eswatini actually imports such from SA and other countries.

The Eswatini officers stationed at the border should explain.

It has also emerged that the supplies came from India, via the Durban seaport and had been in Eswatini for three years or so. Who was the supplier and the intended buyer?

Why were the drugs and other supplies not used for such a long period? Are they all still within their expiry dates?