LUCWANINGO LOLUNZULU LOLUMAYELANA NEKUBALULEKA ...

sikhatsi lesiminyaka lesihlanu loku kufakazwa liphepha iSowetan (2001:4)
nalitsi:
The Swaziland government has announced a five
year sex ban for young women in a bid to combat
the spread ofHN/AIDS in the mountain Kingdom.
Umbuso wemaSwati ubuye wakucacisa kutsi ngaleso sikhatsi tintfombi
tisakuzilile kuya emacasini kumele tetfwale umcwasho sikhatsi
lesingangeminyaka lesihlanu, tingawagcoki emabhuluko futsi tingatfolakali
tichebulana nebantfu labadvuna. Liphepha iSowetan (2002:4) libeka litsi:
During this period you will be expected to observe a five
year sex ban no shaking of hands with males, no
wearing ofpants and you will be expected to wear wollen
tassels where ever you go for the next five years".
Loku kwentelwa kutsi intfombi- ntfo ibonakale ngalomcwasho lewetfwele
kutsi isaphelele ngako akumelanga kutsi iphatamiseke endleleni yayo
yebuntfombi. EmaSwati ayawalandzela emasiko nanyalo ungaya eSwatini
utawutfola lomtsetfo usebenta ngobe nebatali emakhaya banesifiso sekutsi
bantfwababo bahlale batintfombi kuze kuyewufika sikhatsi lapho sekufanele
kutsi batekwe. Kute IiSwati lelifuna kutfola indlela ivuliwe lifuna kutiklayela
Iona. Emantfombatana nalangetulu kulelishumi nemfica iminyaka kumele
agabe umcwasho lobovu nalona lokumnyama, labasetintfombi ntfo kumele
bagabe umcwasho loluhlata nalokuluphuti. Liphepha iSowetan (2001 :4)
litsi:
...but said women who were in relationship and older
than 19 years would be expected to wear red with black
tassels, and those still virgin will wear blue with yellow.
Intfombintfo itakwehlukaniseka kanjena-ke kulesi sikhashane sanyalo
kusaliwa nalesifo lesingumbulalave. INgwenyama Mswati III ibuye
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