Break the Chains Campaign (BCC) National
Chairperson Message of Support to the CPS
4TH Annual National Conference
4 April 2015
Greetings comrades
The Break the Chains Campaign is pleased to be
invited to the 4th Annual National conference of
the Communist Party of Swaziland.
The BCC is a campaign established by the CPS
itself to rally and campaign along the main
political demands of the oppressed people of
Swaziland for their freedom and establishment
of democracy in that country.
Swaziland under the absolute rule of the Mswati
monarchy is characterised by unprecedented
levels of repression and exploitation. Political
parties in Swaziland are banned, trade unions
activity is suppressed, no media freedom. This
has led to gross human rights violation including
imprisonment of political, trade union, press
freedom and human rights activists.
Some political activist are forced to exile in fear
of persecution by the absolute monarchic
regime that has imposed itself to the lives of
the people of Swaziland. The consequences of
the dictatorship in Swaziland is alarming
economic and dire social devastation of the
working class and poor majority people of
Swaziland.
The economy in Swaziland is poor, resources
and wealth is only abundantly available to the
ruling elite of royals and its elite which enjoy
luxury at the expense of the toiling mass
population in poverty, exclusion and diseases.
Poverty is highest in the world scale, 70% of the
population in deep poverty, life expectancy
estimated below 40 years, HIV AIDS prevalence
at 26%, the highest in the world, infant
mortality rates above 100 per 1000 births.
Swaziland is the hungriest society in the world
comparison whilst Mswati is rated by Forbes
Magazine amongst the top 10 wealthiest heads
of states in Africa. Life is terrible for the
majority
The Break the Chains Campaign champions the
demands for; the unbanning of Political Parties,
the release of political prisoners and detainees,
unconditional and Safe return of exiles;
The BCC is presently collecting signatures in
Swaziland and abroad to call for the unbanning
of political parties and release of prisoners. We
also call upon the government of the Republic
of South Africa to grant political refugees from
Swaziland full asylum status. The present state
of affairs they live under in this country of
democracy, exposes them to life threats and
make them vulnerable. They should not be
deported to their country since the situation in
Swaziland is visible hostile and life threatening.
We wish the CPS a successful conference and we
have full confidence that discussions will bring
ideas to a forward for the struggle for freedom
and democracy in Swaziland. The BCC will
continue to step up the campaign’s demands
until the Mswati dictatorship is dismantled and a
democracy establish for the good of the Swazi
people as a whole.
We wish the CPS long life and continue to lead
and guide the Swazi struggle to its logical
conclusion which is in the horizon.
We thank you
AMANDLA
Comrade DR T. FARISANI
NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON
BCC
