In this issue of Liciniso, the CPS commemorates and discusses Black Wednesday, an event during November 1990 in which Mswati’s forces assaulted a massive student protest and killed 4 protesting students. The CPS goes over the struggle of the students, both why they struggled and how. In addition the CPS discusses the impact of the state on youth and students, discussing in depth societal bases … Continue reading LICINISO Weekly 14-20 November 2022
In this issue, the CPS reassures their position in defiance against imperialism and national oppression. Going over various protests and strikes by various workers and unions within Swaziland. The CPS ensures that their activists will be present at these protests to provide their contributions to the understanding of the struggle that the Swazi proletariat face. In addition, the party reinstates their position on the freedom … Continue reading LICINISO 31 October – 6 November 2022
27- 29 October 2022 by the General Secretary Cde Thokozane Kenneth Kunene, Theme: “Solidarity with Cuba and all the struggling peoples. United we are stronger in the anti-imperialist struggle, hitogether with social and popular movements, in the face of capitalism and its policies, the threat of fascism and war; in defense of peace, the environment, worker’s rights, solidarity and socialism” Dear comrades I bring revolutionary … Continue reading CPS Remarks to the 22nd International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties (IMCWP), Havana, Cuba
In this issue of Liciniso, the CPS goes over the sham elections that take place under the tinkhundla and urge the reader to boycott them. It also goes over the fact that from the very beginning in 1968 the “independence” in Swaziland has always been a sham and how liberation can fix that. The CPS also urges mass organisation for total and complete liberation from … Continue reading LICINISO Issue 17: 30 September 2022
In this issue the CPS discusses the on-going protests and arrests of Swazi students. As well as the regime’s extreme reaction to the act of student protest, as well as the willingness of the students to continue protesting Mswati’s autocratic regime. The CPS also discusses the arrest and eventual release of our comrade, Kwanele Fakudze, who was arrested earlier by the regime, and eventually released … Continue reading LICINISO Weekly 3-9 October 2022
In this issue, the CPS discuses the actions taken by the Swaziland Transport, Communication and Allied Workers Union (SWATCAWU) and Swazi Drivers Forum in their attempt to get justice for Swazi truck drivers in the face of poor treatment by the trucking companies. In addition the CPS discuses the high suicide rates within Swaziland, particularly among students and how that plays into the tinkhundla system. Continue reading LICINISO Weekly 12-18 September 2022
Communist Party of Swaziland By Lwazi Maseko Mbabane, 8 September 2022: – On Wednesday 7 September 2022, an armed police battalion violently crushed a peaceful protest action by students from the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) in the capital city, Mbabane. The police had camped at the university premises following the students’ resolution to protest over various demands, including the demands for face-to-face learning … Continue reading Suppression of Students’ Voices Continues in Swaziland as Police Crush Peaceful Protest
In this issue of Liciniso, the CPS discuses how long the people of Swaziland have lived under the oppression of the royal family, how “independence” in Swaziland has always been a sham, the conspiring of Sobhuza II with Britain and apartheid South Africa to obtain and hold power, how the Dlamini’s work with the British and white Afrikaners to become the sole “legitimate” ruling force … Continue reading LICINISO Weekly 29 August – 4 September 2022
31 August 2022: – In line with the Communist Party of Swaziland’s call for the boycott of Mswati’s umhlanga ritual, young girls in Swaziland have overwhelmingly rejected the annual exploitative ritual. Escorted buses and lorries, dispatched by Mswati all over Swaziland to fetch young girls, returned empty from pick-up points. This is a victory for all Swazis. Mswati and his murderous regime are becoming increasingly … Continue reading Swazis Overwhelmingly Boycott Mswati’s umhlanga Ritual
In this issue, the CPS discusses its role in the “Democracy Now” campaign. The CPS speaks of the rally in Matsapha against the tinkhundla system and speaks of the importance of self-liberation. In addition, in this issue, the CPS also discusses the revolutionary importance of women, whilst honouring the life of Ruth First. Finally the CPS asks everyone to boycott the umhlanga, a ritual used … Continue reading LICINISO Weekly 22-28 August 2022
