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Eswatini ex-magistrate faces request for jail over contempt of court

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A member of Ekuphumleni Society is asking Eswatini’s High Court to send former magistrate Dumisani Magagula and Sipho Mndzebele to prison, accusing them of disobeying two court rulings. The dispute concerns a property company from which 12 million emalangeni reportedly went missing, according to the Times of Eswatini, which reports the application filed by Wandile Ndlangamandla.

Former Eswatini magistrate Dumisani Magagula faces a request for imprisonment for contempt of court in a case concerning the management of Ekuphumleni Society, the Times of Eswatini reports. The request also targets another person, both of them accused of disobeying court orders.

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