Eswatini: Sun International defends Royal Swazi Spa liquidation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Sun International is challenging in court the claim that removing Paul Mulindwa, whose appointment as co-liquidator was declared illegal, would be enough to end the liquidation of Swazi Spa Holdings and its subsidiaries. In a response to an urgent application by the master of the High Court and the attorney general, the company and its partners defend continuing proceedings linked to the relaunch of the former Royal Swazi Spa, according to the Times of Eswatini.
Sun International Management Limited is challenging in Eswatini’s High Court an application to remove Paul Mulindwa from the liquidation of Swazi Spa Holdings and its subsidiaries. The company says his departure would not end the proceedings and that the applicants have not established any concrete harm, the Times of Eswatini reports.
The application was brought by the master of the High Court and the attorney general after a ruling declared Mulindwa’s appointment as co-liquidator illegal, irrational and invalid. Sun International, Nedbank (Swaziland) and the Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) dispute the claim that letters from their lawyers threatened the liquidation or hindered the project to relaunch the hotel. They argue that the letters set out their interpretation of the ruling and that any concerns about the period in which Mulindwa served can be addressed through the appropriate legal channels.
The master says the letters risked disrupting the liquidation and the proposed transaction to relaunch the former Royal Swazi Spa. Mulindwa was appointed co-liquidator on 18 March 2022, alongside Marisa Boxshall Smith. The legal dispute comes as the reopening of the Royal Swazi Hotel was being discussed for before the end of 2026, and following reports on pressure threatening the sale of the Royal Swazi Spa, on 1 October.
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