- A parliamentarian of Swaziland, Marwick Khumalo, says time has come for the entire government and parliament of his country to resign because they have not only failed to fulfil their promises to the people, but they also could not deliver. He described the parliament of his country as a mere "rubberstamp".
"Basically, I was questioning the fact that everything that the government has promised to do or the things that they are supposed to do, for instance there is the issue of the IMF, the World Bank and the ADB," Mr Khumalo told 'Voice of America' radio.
He said it is incorrect for the Swaziland government to use 52 percent of the country's revenues for the payment of civil servants' salaries.
"All reports have told us that, that is incorrect. We need to normalise the situation but nothing has been done about it. And this is actually hitting so hard at our economy. So there are many other issues which I raised during that particular day. But then nothing has been done, hence I call for the change of government to say look, you have failed to deliver and it is just about time to leave," he frankly said.
Mr Khumalo also pinned down the parliament, asking for its dissolution because its members voted in favour of wrong decisions, citing the case of its approval of a fifty million dollar fund which was squandered within two weeks. "Now it has become a subject issue of the commission of inquiry…. That is why we all deserve to go."
He said his attempts to move a motion of no-confidence on the government would be ignored because it was not easy for people in Africa to leave government even if they are not performing.
afrol News - It is called "financial inclusion", and it is a key government policy in Rwanda. The goal is that, by 2020, 90 percent of the population is to have and actively use bank accounts. And in only four years, financial inclusion has doubled in Rwanda.
afrol News - The UN's humanitarian agencies now warn about a devastating famine in Sudan and especially in South Sudan, where the situation is said to be "imploding". Relief officials are appealing to donors to urgently fund life-saving activities in the two countries.
afrol News - Fear is spreading all over West Africa after the health ministry in Guinea confirmed the first Ebola outbreak in this part of Africa. According to official numbers, at least 86 are infected and 59 are dead as a result of this very contagious disease.
afrol News - It is already a crime being homosexual in Ethiopia, but parliament is now making sure the anti-gay laws will be applied in practical life. No pardoning of gays will be allowed in future, but activist fear this only is a signal of further repression being prepared.
afrol News / Africa Renewal - Ethiopia's ambitious plan to build a US$ 4.2 billion dam in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, 40 km from its border with Sudan, is expected to provide 6,000 megawatts of electricity, enough for its population plus some excess it can sell to neighbouring countries.
front page
| news
| countries
| archive
| currencies
| news alerts login
| about afrol News
| contact
| advertise
| español