NEHAWU SOLIDARITY MESSAGE ON THE ARREST OF CDE MUSA DUBE -CPS DSG

NEHAWU SUPPORTS THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY IN SWAZILAND

NEHAWU condemns the arrest of the Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) Deputy General Secretary,Cde Musa Dube by the Swaziland Police’s special unit. We call for his immediate release from this illegal detention.Cde Dube was arrested for participating in peaceful pro-democracy work and not seditious activities as alleged by the Swazi prosecutors. His case is about persecution rather than prosecution.

Mswati is continuing with his use of coercion and fear to intimidate and subjugate the people of Swaziland. He is hell-bent on continuing with his looting of the state resources to feed himself and his rapacious crime family. This is happening at a time when the Swaziland economy and its health system is collapsing and poverty levels have escalated.

Our union calls for the unbanning of all political parties and the release of all political prisoners in Swaziland. All exiled political activists should be allowed to return home and democratic structures should be allowed to develop a new democratic constitution.

The 10 th national congress of our union mandated us to intensify our solidarity work in support of the struggle for a free and democratic Swaziland. Therefore, NEHAWU working with all progressive formations in South Africa and beyond will support the struggle for freedom and democracy in Swaziland by conducting a demonstration this Friday, 20 September 2013 from 07h00am at the ( Jeepes’s Reff) Matsamo border gate between South Africa and Swaziland.

The sham elections organised by the Mswati regime due to take place on 20 th September remain undemocratic under the present political environment, with banned political parties, and leaders of political parties jailed. We support the democratic political forces and civil society’s call for their total boycott.

We invite the media to cover the action and expose Swaziland as a forgotten shame spot of Southern Africa. The people of Swaziland deserve decent education, health care, jobs and housing like all people in a normal society.

Issued by NEHAWU Secretariat Office

For further information, please contact: Sizwe Pamla (NEHAWU Media Liaison Officer) at 011 833 2902 - 082 558 5962 or email: sizwep@nehawu.org.za

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SACP PHILIP RADEBE DISTRICT CONDERMS THE ARREST OF CPS DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY

SACP Phillip Radebe District strongly condemns
the arrest of Deputy General Secretary of
Communist Party of Swaziland cde Musa Dube
16 September 2013
The South African Communist Party in Phillip
Radebe District is deeply disgusted over the arrest
of cde Musa Dube, a senior leader of the
Communist Party of Swaziland as its DGS. Cde
Musa Dube was arrested at KaKhoza on Saturday
14th 2013 for simply exercising his right normally
acceptable in most democratic states for freedom
of expression and political association and
subsequently charged with sedition.
This confirms our firm view that we had previously
expressed in various fora that the undemocratic
regime of Tinkundla is standing on shaky ground
and unleashing reign of terror to all it deems to
be an impediment to its gluttonous blood thirsty
barbarism. Cde Musa Dube remains a peace loving
revolutionary whose only crime in the eyes of the
regime is to see a free and democratic Swaziland.
Charges levelled against the Deputy General
Secretary are trumped-up to instil fear thereby
sustaining draconian tyrannical rule of Mswati and
his Tinkundla cronies who are doing everything in
their power to eat up citizens like pigs eating its
piglets. The regime will do everything in its power
to silence masses while evidently the country is
crumbling. Swaziland belongs to all its citizens
and ALL this citizens must benefit from it and not
a selected apologists and praise singers.
The South African Communist Party demands the
immediate release of Cde Musa Dube and others.
The only person that must go to jail is mswati
himself and his collaborators. We call upon our
Democratic State and government arms to be
decisive and putting even more pressure on the
release of ALL political prisoners, unbanning of
political parties, safe return of all political exiles,
an installation of an interim government. Our
Government cannot watch while ordinary peace
loving citizens get maimed, killed, arrested,
bludgeoned and some disappear on mysterious
grounds.
We remain hopeful that Swaziland will be free and
this freedom must happen in our life time.
‘Elections’ cannot be elections when political
parties are banned. ‘Elections’ cannot be elections
when political prisoners languish in jail and some
die there. ‘Elections’ cannot be election when
reign of terror is unleashed on trade union
movement and exiles cannot return home.
Release Musa Dube NOW!
Issued by:
District Spokesperson
Cde Kabelo Ben Monepya
0836628091
District Secretary
Cde Bhobert Sipho Nkosi
0824793057

SSN CONDERMS THE ARREST OF CPS DSG

SSN CONDEMNS THE ARREST OF CPS DGS

SSN-STATEMENT: September 16 th , 2013 In the midst of a so-called democratic election, King Mswati has arrested a top-ranking member of the Communist Party of Swaziland for exercising his inalienable right to express his views. Musa Dube, who is also the Deputy General Secretary of the party, appeared today - the 16th September 2013 - at 1100hr at the Manzini magistrate court before a magistrate. He is charged with two counts: One being that he contravened section 4(c) of the sedition act in that, at Kakhoza in Manzini, on the 24th of September 2013, he unlawfully distributed containing seditious statements to numerous people unknown to the crown. On the second he was charged under section 4(e) of the same act that on the same day at the same place he was found in possession of the same pamphlets. He will appear again on the 25th September 2013 pending his committal to high court. He is currently at the Zakhele Remand Centre, where he will for the duration of his remand period. The Swaziland Solidarity Network [SSN] reiterates the calls by the "Break the Chains Campaign" that more action against the Mswati regime is needed on the ground. This is yet another instance which contradicts the spirit of free and fair elections, yet the SADC observer mission will not even record it in its report to the regional body. We condemn this outright violation of basic human rights and call upon all our solidarity partners to join us on the 20th of September when we will be blocking all boarders leading to the country. We demand that Musa Dube, and all other political prisoners, be set free immediately.

Issued by the Swaziland Solidarity Network [SSN] South Africa chapter Contact: Lucky Lukhele-spokesperson 072 502 4141

Lucky Lukhele-Tell:011 339 3621 Fax: 0866135762 Mobile: 072 502 4141 Email: lucky.lukhele@gmail.com Skype: LuckyLukhele1 Twitter: lukhelelucky

YCL-SA GERT SIBANDE DISTRIC ON THE ARREST OF CDE MUSA DUBE CPS DSG

Media Statement by the Young Communist League of South Africa Gert Sibande District

16th September 2013

The YCLSA IN Gert Sibande District calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Cde Musa Dube and other activists of the Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) who were arrested in Swaziland on politically motivated royal police crackdown of political activists ahead of the antidemocratic elections in that country.

The fact that Cde Musa Dube was arrested by the notorious Lukhozi, the royal serious (special) crimes unit, popular for its torture, killings in police cells, and definition above the rule of law dominates our thoughts. We condemn these arrests without trial as a sheer violation of universal human rights. These arrests, torture and detention without trial remind us of similar acts of atrocities by the apartheid machinery on our cadres during the struggle against apartheid.

The YCLSA further rejects Mswati’s new monarchy democracy as ideologically unfounded and bankrupt. We urge all progressive forces to reject this election and they extend and legitimise the western imperial forces influence against the will of Swazis. We view the Swazi Monarchy as an extension of British colonial oppressors who are content with Mswati at the helm and are pushing against a genuine democratic settlement that will benefit all Swazis.

We therefore call for all progressive forces and member states within SADC to reject these elections and support for genuine electoral processes that will support a broader participation by all Swazis. Most importantly all the atrocities committed by Mswatis reign against activists who want to voice out their political will should seize and progressive forces should condemn this conduct.

Issued By

Cde. Zakhele Maya Cde. Sandile Khumalo District Spokesperson District Secretary Cell: 0760716093084/ 083 513 2420 Cell: 083 760 4862 Zakhele.maya@gmail.com

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Goodwill du-Pont CPS head of Campaigns Cell-+27794724508 Email -goodwilldpnt@gmail.com

BCC UPDATE ON THE ARREST OF CDE MUSA DUBE -CPS DSG

16 SEPTEMBER 2013

THE BREAK THE CHAINS CAMPAIGN - UPDATES ON THE ARREST OF CPS DGS - CDE MUSA DUBE

The comrade appeared today the 16 th September 2013 at 1100hr at the the Manzini magistrate court before magistrate Lucky Groening

His family and four CPS Central Committee members were present at his hearing to give him support.

Comrade Musa Dube was in good spirit amidst the condition of trauma and intimidation he has been going through the past two days in the hand of the murderous regime security forces.

His charge of sedition was read through, a crime alleged to have committed by mobilising for the boycott of the Mswati ‘elections’. It was the CPS pamphlets calling for the boycott of the Mswati anti democracy campaign that forms the bases of the unpopular charge to the comrade – a charge to all activities of the pro democracy movement.

He is charged with two counts: One that he contravened section 4(c) of the sedition act in that, at Kakhoza in Manzini, on the 24 th of September 2013, he unlawfully distributed containing seditious statements to numerous people unknown to the crown. Two, which he was charged under section 4(e) of the same act that on the same day at the same place he was found in possession of the same pamphlets.

He will appear again on the 25th September 2013 pending his committal to high court.

He will be kept in the Zakhele Remand Centre for the duration of his remand period.

The Break the Chains Campaign calls for more actions against the Mswati regime. We call upon all international organizations and individuals to denounce the act of the regime and call for the immediate release of cde Musa Dube and all other political prisoners in Swaziland. The plight of all political activists is in danger as the Mswati regime forces its way with its sham and fraud ‘elections’

More voices must condemn the existence of the Mswati regime because it is a crime to humanity, and demands for the Unbanning of all political parties ,the unconditional release of all political prisoners and the unconditional return of all exiles in Swaziland .

Down with the the Mswati regime!

Down with the sham elections!

Forward to a free democratic Swaziland!

For further communications please contact

Goodwill du-Pont

CPS Head of Campaigns

Cell - +27794724508

Email –goodwilldpnt@gmail.com

PUDEMO Calls for the Release of CPS leader

PUDEMO DEMANDS THE RELEASE OF CPS LEADER
COMRADE MUSA DUBE The People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO)
would like to condemn in the strongest possible
terms the arrest of Communist Party of Swaziland
(CPS) Deputy Secretary General, Musa Dube.
Comrade Musa is a well-known revolutionary par
excellence who grew within the ranks of SWAYOCO and has led our youth structures as National Political
Commissar. He is today a senior leader of the
Communist Party and still plays a pivotal role in the
liberation struggle as led by PUDEMO. Comrade Musa was arrested at KaKhoza on Saturday
14th September and held at Manzini police regional
headquarters. Today he appeared for his first
remand hearing at the Manzini Magistrate Court. He
will be kept at Zakhele Remind Centre pending his
bail application to be lodged very soon. He is charged with Sedition for being found in possessing and
distributing pamphlets of a seditious nature. We demand the release of comrade Musa as we
believe he is a peace loving Swazi whose only sin
was to expose the on-going sham elections as the
farce that they are. Together with the CPS and other
political parties, joined by faith based, students and
labour organisations we are calling for the rejections of these sham elections whose outcome is
predetermined and will not change the rotten
political system called Tinkhundla. We call upon the SADC team to reject these stage
managed elections and to refuse to observe an
elections where political parties are banned and
political activist criminalised.
We are already in touch with comrade Musa’s lawyer
to ensure that he is assisted throughout the legal processes. We call upon all our members and the
public at large to attend all his court appearances in
support of our course. Statement issued by PUDEMO spokesperson Zakhele
Mabuza

Sortu conderms arrest of CPS DSG

SORTU condemns the arrest of CPS Deputy General by Swazi special units and demand his inmediate release.

On 14 September the Swazi police special unit, Lukhozi, arrested Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) Deputy General Secretary Musa Dube while he was campaigning for a boycott of the so called “elections” being staged by the Mswati regime on 20 September.

Musa Dube was conducting campaign work to promote he message that the only elections that should be held in Swaziland are free and fair ones, where all political are able to take part on whatever platform they want. Those elections are the exact opposite of that. They are merely a way of selecting who will serve him best.

Sortu denounces his arrest and demand his release

As well as the release of all swazi political prisoners. We demand the end of the Mswati regime and free and fair elections

Swazi Communists Denounce arrest of leader as human rights violation

Swazi communists denounce arrest of leader as human rights violation

NELSPRUIT, 15 Sept. 2013: On 14 September the Swazi police special unit, Lukhozi, arrested Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) Deputy General Secretary Musa Dube while he was campaigning for a boycott of the “elections” being staged by the Mswati regime on 20 September.

Cde Dube has been confined at the notorious Manzini police station, and is due to appear in court this week on a charge of sedition.

The CPS has called for his immediate release, and for all progressive organizations and parties to condemn Dube’s arrest and detention.

“Sedition is the term Mswati uses to describe pro-democracy work,” said CPS general secretary in response to news of the arrest.

“Our comrade was conducting campaign work to promote the message that the only elections that should be held in Swaziland are free and fair ones, where all political are able to take part on whatever platform they want. Mswati’s elections are the exact opposite of that. They are merely a way of selecting who will serve him best.”

The police have been closely monitoring CPS activity against the elections. For days they had shadowed Dube and a fellow activist, who was with him, before moving in. His fellow comrade managed to escape. Dube allegedly had a PUDEMO (People’s United Democratic Movement) t-shirt in his possession at the time of his arrest.

The intimidation of activists campaigning for a boycott of the elections increased following a go-ahead recently by police commissioner Isaac Magagula who opined about the “threat” to the elections by “groups and individuals”.

The Mswati regime has been buoyed in its elections sham by the generally uncritical and permissive attitude to them by most African states, SADC, and the international community. Only a week ago, the British ‘think tank’ Chatham House timed a visit to Swaziland to voice general approval for the elections and against the pro-democracy movement’s opposition to them.

“Despite this, most Swazis are aware that the elections are a silly game of Mswati’s,” said Kunene. “No one believes that they are about improving anything in the country.”

“Maybe if Swaziland was strategically important and a larger country, you would see heavyweight nations and others, and even some supposedly progressive forces, gushing about the aching need for democracy. But since it isn’t they are not really interested, and they’re happy to see things remain more or less as they are.”

Kunene said that the arrest of Musa Dube must be condemned as a human rights violation.

“We urge progressive organizations and individuals everywhere to slam this act of intimidation. And they must be vigilant in the days leading up to the elections. We are bound to see more police harassment of people who protest against the elections.”

CPS DGS ARRESTED

Break the Chains Update !!!
Royal police crackdown on political activist ahead
of Mswati's anti democracy elections'
Mswati's police this morning arrested CPS DGS cde
Musa Dube in Manzini. Charges are yet unknown.
He was spoted driven by Lukhozi, the royal serious
crime unit known for its toture and killings in
police cells.
There were eight Lukhozi police who were driving
on a kombi together with the political activist.
Currently he is not confirmed by the manzini
police station. This means he is in and out of
police cells torture.
We strongly condemn the inhuman and barbaric
act of mswati's regime.
We call for a massive boycott of the elections and
further peaceful disruption is of significant value
at this stage.