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Swaziland Solidarity Network (Johannesburg)<\/p>\n

12 May 2011<\/p>\n

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For the first time in the history of Swaziland, its regiments have failed to turn up to harvest Royal sorghum fields in large numbers, the Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) reports today.<\/p>\n

SSN says, \u2018The reason for this “literal cultural boycott” is not known. However, sources close to the story say it is due to the fact that they were not paid allowances in their last royal assignment.<\/p>\n

\u2018This has left royal insiders fuming at the prospect that the royal fields might end up not being harvested on time.<\/p>\n

\u2018The royal family has long used these events as proof that Swazis love their king, even as these crowds were effectively rented.<\/p>\n

\u2018The cultural Prime Minister, T.V. Mthethwa last evening promised to crack the whip on chiefs who failed to bring their subjects to the harvest.\u2019<\/p>\n

SSN says it welcomes this bold stance by the regiments and will leave no stone unturned in its quest to see to it that no Swazi is threatened with eviction or forced otherwise to participate in what it calls King Mswati III\u2019s \u2018failed propaganda campaign\u2019.<\/p>\n

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