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Eswatini dismisses official over fraud involving national documents

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Eswatini’s Public Service Commission has dismissed Nonhlanhla Malambe, a former regional deputy registrar found guilty of fraudulently issuing national documents to South African businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. The commission considers that these acts of corruption compromised national security and the integrity of the kingdom’s documents, according to the Times of Eswatini.

Nonhlanhla Malambe, an Eswatini Home Affairs official found guilty of issuing national documents to South African businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, has been dismissed from the public service with immediate effect, the Times of Eswatini reports. Matlala is the subject of investigations into suspected organised crime and police corruption, among other matters.

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