Eswatini: Swaziland Journalist Beaten for Investigating Bishop's Sex With Schoolgirl Allegation

A journalist in Swaziland /eSwatini needed hospital treatment after he was beaten by family members of a prominent bishop in the kingdom. Zwelethu Dlamini had been following up a story that Bishop Bheki Lukhele was having sexual relations with a schoolgirl.

Dlamini works for the Swazi Observer newspaper. The Sunday edition of the Observer reported (28 April 2019), 'The incident, which occurred in the Lubombo region, saw one member of the news team rushed to the hospital after he was clobbered by three sets of different mobs which left a company vehicle dented by clubs and a broken windshield from a flying missile.' The newspaper said those involved in the attack included some of the bishop's in-laws.

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