BY MBONO MDLULI
MBABANE – His Majesty’s Correctional Services (HMCS) will this month host correctional officers from the SADC countries.
His Majesty King Mswati III, when making his remarks at Matsapha Correctional Staff College, said this would be an opportunity for the correctional officers to learn more about Eswatini culture and traditions. He encouraged the local correctional officers to take care of their counterparts so that they could have a good experience about the country.
“It is pleasing to know that you will be hosting correctional service officers from the region (SADC) this month during the Umhlanga Reed Dance. The visiting senior correctional officers will get an opportunity to witness our beautiful ceremony,” he said.
He said as Africans and as neighbours, it was important to remember the African identity be preserved because it reminded them about their heritage. Therefore, the king stated that exchanging cultures is very important.
The king further said participation of correctional services officers in training initiatives that were developed through regional exchange efforts is something that he encouraged. He said these programmes provided them with the opportunity to acquire information, skills, strategies, competences, and best practices from your colleagues in the region.
“At the local as well as the regional level, the experiences that you have gained and the conversations that you have had with your counterparts have a significant impact on the development and advancement of prison administration,” he said.
