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EZULWINI- A long-standing land dispute has seen neighours engaging in a physical fight for over two days at Ngcobingeni.

Dumisa Shongwe, who shares a boundary with Futhi Masilela, is said to have been fighting his neighbour for years.

It has been gathered that the hatred escalated to a physical fight last Tuesday and Thursday after Shong we allegedly confronted Masilelas¶s children while working within the family yard.

The second fight is said to have taken place a few hours after an intervention by the inner council last Thursday.

Eswatini tradition and the &onsti tution provide that every community is governed by a chief, who works through an inner council led by indvuna, in promoting peace and harmony among his subMects. The inner council deals with all issues affecting the chief¶s subMects with the sole purpose of finding an amicable solution.

1gcobingeni is an area situated be tween Mnyamatsini and SomnMalose in Ezulwini. The area is occupied by residents of Ezulwini 5oyal .raal and Ehhini. +owever, it has been gathered that the neighbours who

MBABANE – A 27-year-old woman of Mahlanya was granted bail fixed at E4 500 for theft of items totalling to E32 980.

1tombizile Mbali Mndzebele ap peared before Mbabane $cting Senior Magistrate Thembela Simelane on Friday after she was charged with two counts of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft.

During her court appearance, Simel ane first asked Mndzebele whether she knew the value of the items she was accused of stealing. In her response, the accused person told the court that she was not aware of the items¶ value.

This was after the &rown had applied to have her remanded in custody until engaged in the fight pay tribute to Ehhini. It has also been gathered that the neighbours who are fighting over the boundary, share a piece of land purchased from a deceased resident of the area.

Confronted

It is said that the fight ensued after Shongwe allegedly confronted his neighbour¶s son Phinda Tsabedze, who was working within the family yard. It is alleged that Shongwe en tered his neighbour¶s homestead and kicked a wheelbarrow that was being used by Phinda.

It is alleged that Phinda was trying to level the road leading to his home stead with concrete on Shongwe¶s road when confronted.

Shongwe then allegedly assaulted Phinda with a pickaxe handle and further chased him around his home stead last Tuesday.

It is alleged that Phinda then retal iated by assaulting Shongwe with a slasher. 2n Thursday, Shongwe allegedly reported the ongoing dis pute and the latest developments to

(Pic:Mthunzi Mdluli) Five suspects between ages 23 and 45 years appeared at the Mbabane Magistrates Court for malicious injury to property and assault. (From L-R) Dumisa Shongwe (45),Boyzie Ncaba Kunene (27), Linda Mkhiza (26),Sizo Skappie Siyaya (33) and Sihle Mapopo Simelane (23)