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The stipend, which will now be R110 000, is given to all the king’s siblings, regardless of their economic status.

This effectively means that the CEO of the Swaziland National Provident Fund, who is a prince, is also entitled to this royal stipend despite the fact that he earns a basic salary of R80,000 per month, or R960,000 per annum.

Most of these princes and princesses are well-salaried the civil servants, the SSN said in a statement. It says others work at Tibiyo and other parastatals, where they are appointed by the king "regardless of their qualifications and aptitude for their jobs".

"These [royals] are currently about 96 in number, which effectively means that a total of R11 million will be set aside for them this year.

"This money is enough to feed more than 400 families for the whole year.

"It is also enough to cater for the country's government hospital's medical needs for the rest of the year and beyond that..

"We condemn this blatant waste of public resources in the midst of economic hardship and hope that it will inspire civil servants will continue to fight against the salary cuts.

"It should also give teachers good reason to pursure their demands for a 4.5% salary increment," the Swaziland Solidarity Network said.

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Fri May 24 17:36:54 SAST 2013 ::

Jun 6, 2012

Charmaboy

What For???? Another dictator. mxm!
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Jun 6, 2012

RobinH

Great Scott: The sheer arrogance of this knuckle!
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Jun 6, 2012

BaleliM

This so called king has no shame at all. So many people are living in poverty whilst he has a private jet, huge salary and unecessary string of wives that come to SA and live in luxury hotels for a month!
Wait a minute, the only people that can put an end to this and are the Swazi people. Complaining without action does nothing.
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Jun 6, 2012

somaartakeit

"Swazi royals get an increase - SSN" as in a penis enlargement?
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Jun 6, 2012

Tabza325is

If no one is stopping Mswati Royal family what makes people think that the Royal family will stop on it's own. Once a black man is at the top and has access to all the countrie's funds as long as everybody keeps condemning with thier big mouths the guy wont stop abusing the countrie's funds. Like Mugabe everybody will just keep opening thier mouths but that wont stop the dictator he will continue to dictate, untill people take physical action which most are scared to do Mswati and his family will continue to help himself to the countrie's resources.
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Jun 6, 2012

TKay

Can someone stop this hairy chested, red liped, dictator king. What are other African leaders saying about these, cant they intervene - what do they advise each when they meet as African leaders. Clearly this king thinks he is untouchable
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Jun 6, 2012

ApelMankotsana

Our government is also doing it mos...last week an annual budget of R57m was set aside for a certain king in KZN and her wifes...Just two weeks ago, the Municipal Managers of City of Johannesburg and Tshwane Metro's salaries were raised with 20% earning more than the President....Our taxes are currently used to support all four wifes of the President whilst school kids in Limpopo do not have textbooks and school kids in Selowe Primary School are studying under tress........
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Jun 6, 2012

somaartakeit

@Tabza325is the problem with us Africans is that we have too much tolerance for BS we even participate and entertain it, if these mswatis were in other countries they wouldn't survive a day... these mswatis are insult to African cultures, they are a grotesque misrepresentations of our cultures and contribute to the insults African cultures are subjected to, what mswati and goodwill and other pirates are practicing is greed not culture
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Jun 6, 2012

somaartakeit

@TKay
"Can someone stop this hairy chested, red liped, dictator king" *laughing* I had to re-look at the pic to see red lips and hairy chest, lol hayi mara nawe lol.
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Jun 6, 2012

Click

@ somaartakeit

There you go again... #smh#

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