Prince Mfanasibili of Swaziland

Swaziland

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...

 is the son of Prince Makhosikhosi who was brother to King Sobhuza II

Sobhuza II of Swaziland

Ngwenyama Sobhuza II was the Paramount Chief and later King of Swaziland. He was the son of Ngwane V.-Biography:...

. He was a cabinet minister during the reign of Sobhuza II and became a powerful member of the Liqoqo council during the subsequent regency (1983-1986). He orchestrated the removal of Queen Dzeliwe Shongwe

Dzeliwe of Swaziland

Inkhosikati LaShongwe, , was Queen Regent of Swaziland between 21 September 1982 and 9 August 1983.She was a wife of king Sobhuza II of Swaziland, and with him had one child, Prince Khuzulwandie Dlamini....

 as Regent

Regent

A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...

 after she was discovered to be involved in acts of high treason and saw that the Queen Mother Indlovukazi Ntombi la Tfwala

Ntombi of Swaziland

Ntombi, Indlovukazi of Swaziland , has been the Indlovukazi and Joint Head of State of Swaziland since 1986. She was also regent of Swaziland from 1983 to 1986. She was born Ntombi laTwala...

 replaced her. After Prince Makhosetive

Mswati III of Swaziland

Mswati III is the King of Swaziland and head of the Swazi Royal Family. In 1986, he succeeded his father Sobhuza II as ruler of the southern African kingdom...

 was installed on the throne, Mfanasibili was convicted of "defeating the ends of justice" in his actions during the regency and sentenced to seven years in prison. Mfanasibili was later given a royal pardon.

In the early 2000s he revealed to the entire Swazi nation his side of the story on national television. After his exclusive interview people in Swaziland are now of the view that he was right in having Dzeliwe removed whilst others mainly those who still support the faction of Prince Ghabeni remain skeptical. He is currently living with his wife and children in Manzini Swaziland, where he also serves in the city council

City council

A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...

, and still discharges his duties on behalf of the royal family

Royal family

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. He is also still very active in Swazi politics and his articles used to be featured weekly in the Sunday Times newspaper.