The purchase of over a hundred luxury cars causes trouble in Swaziland: King Mswati III. is accused of having bought 19 Rolls-Royce and 120 BMWs for his 14 wives. Meanwhile, there are protests in the monarchy because the government has not been paying scholarships to students for several months.
The video of a journalist showed in the short message service Twitter the cars that made in the opposition for an outcry. The head of the People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) criticized the purchase: „19 Rolls-Royce were delivered to Swaziland for the exclusive use of the king, his mother and his wives,“ said Wandile Dludlu, according to the South African Times the week over the purchase reported.
Opposition leader: King shows poor „the middle finger“
Meanwhile, „public sector employees have not received any salary adjustments for three years, and the health care system has completely collapsed,“ said Dludlu. The king shows the poor „basically the middle finger“.Swaziland is one of the poorest countriesDeutsche Welle writes that Swaziland – located between South Africa and Mozambique – is one of the poorest countries in the world. Two thirds of the 1.4 million inhabitants live below the poverty line.
