Quotes of the week

“There is no way government can extend its hand further than that,” said Minister of Education and Training Lady Mabuza.

“It, therefore, would be unjust and unfair to allow him (CJ) to choose and decide the judges who are to hear the matter. I come to this conclusion because the founding affidavit makes it clear that the CJ is the one who wrote a letter to the minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, telling her that the resolution to probe the office of the master of the High Court by the House of Assembly interferes with the fundamental principles of the independence of the Judiciary as enshrined in the Constitution,” said High Court Judge Ticheme Dlamini.

“This issue affects each and every individual in this nation and, especially, directly affects us as parliamentarians. Government needs to resolve this issue permanently as the nation is aggrieved and people are not financially equipped enough due to longterm effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As parliamentarians when we passed the Free Primary Education Fund, the intention was for the parent to save up, for the time when the pupil would then proceed to secondary or high school, but it is a disservice to expect parents to have saved up enough to take their children to school when they can barely afford to put food on the table. A lot of the guardians and parents lost their jobs and their places of work downsized. It is, therefore, disheartening to allow children to experience the implications of COVID-19 when they are not to blame for the damage caused. This is a national crisis and we cannot let teachers chase children away,” said MP Marwick Khumalo.

“The engagement with the minister was constructive,” said Secretary General of the Law Society of Swaziland Charity Simelane.