BY MBONO MDLULI
NOKWANE – The Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force (UEDF) has presented five cows to His Majesty King Mswati III and Her Majesty the Indlovukazi.
The presentation happened on March 28, 2025 during the Army Day held at the UEDF Headquarters in Nokwane. Among the five cows presented, three of them were given to His Majesty the King, while two were presented to Her Majesty the Indlovukazi.
UEDF Commander Lieutenant General Mashikilisane Fakudze made the announcement to the king when making his remarks during the event. He was briefing the king on what the army had done and what it had achieved over the years. Fakudze also informed the king that the UEDF also handed a cheque of E60 000 to the Indlovukazi, which would be handed over to Philani Maswati Charity Organisation to help the elderly people in the country.
Fakudze expressed happiness to the king that the army hosted His Majesty at the Mbuluzi Infantry School, where the king was informed of what was happening when the UEDF trained its recruits. The king visited the infantry school last month. To the UEDF, this showed that the king was committed to ensuring that the military organisation improved and transformed.
He further told the king that 23 chiefs who are soldiers were undergoing training on leadership at Mbuluzi. Fakudze also stated that one of the chiefs was undertaking a course in Zambia and was to graduate in a not-so-distant future. In response, the king thanked the UEDF for the gifts. He also commended the army for handing over the E60 000 cheque to help the elderly people.
His Majesty the king advised that elderly people should be taken care of because being elderly could never be avoided. It was commended that youthful people should take care of the elderly so that by the time they reached that age, the youth after could also take care of them.
