Hluti is a town situated in the Shiselweni region of Eswatini, located beyond Nhlangano and before Lavumisa[1] As of 2005, it has a population of 6,763. It is made up of two constituencies; Shiselweni I and Hosea inkundla.[2] Development has been slow in this town for years, but recently the Eswatini government launched , the Mpakeni water project which will supply water in neighboring homes[3] and the newly built shopping complex .[4]

Hluti
Hluti is located in Eswatini
Hluti
Hluti
Location in Eswatini
Coordinates: 27°13′18″S 31°35′23″E / 27.22167°S 31.58972°E / -27.22167; 31.58972
Country Eswatini
DistrictShiselweni
Elevation
2,000 ft (610 m)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
6,763
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Shiselweni I

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Shiselweni I constituency is made up of six chiefdoms, namely Ezikhotheni under chief Zwide .Ezikhoteni is also a hub for community forestry[5] and home to King Sobhuza II's mother Lomawa Ndwandwe.[6] Mchinisweni chiefdom under Sigodo Hlophe in Mantambe.[7] Dumenkungwini under chief Landokwkhe Ntsangase, Manyandzeni under chief Ngome Ndlangamandla who also serves as Senator in the parliament of Eswatini.[8] Mabonabulawe under chief Selebona Ntsangase . Shawnette Henwood is the incumbent member of parliament 2023- 2028[9]

Hosea Inkundla

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Hosea also houses six chiefdoms namely; Hhohho emuva, under chief Ndabankulu Simelane, Manysiseni under chief Bhejisa Lushaba, Ondiyaneni under chief Shemane Nxumalo, Nsingizini under chief Susa Dlamini. Nsingizini is also home to renowned football club Nsingizini Hot Spurs, Lushini under batfwabenkhosi and Ludzakeni umphakatsi.Sifiso Mabuza is the newly elected member of parliament. He is the brother of Jabulane Mabuza and incarnated Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza [10].

Schools in Hluti

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There are 32 schools in Hluti ten(10) being high schools, namely Our Lady of Sorrows [11] Franscon Christian high, Florence Christian academy, Hluti Central, Masiphula High, Hosea High, Jericho, Mantambe, Makhava High, and Nsingizini High school[12] and twenty two (22) primary schools.

References

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  1. ^ Lekalakala, J. (2023). Project underway to deliver water and sanitation to Eswatini. Civil Engineering= Siviele Ingenieurswese, 31(6), 28-30.
  2. ^ https://www.gov.sz/index.php/ministries-departments/ministry-of-tinkhundla-administration/tinkhundla-administration
  3. ^ Lekalakala, J. (2023). Project underway to deliver water and sanitation to Eswatini. Civil Engineering= Siviele Ingenieurswese, 31(6), 28-30.
  4. ^ http://new.observer.org.sz/details.php?id=12918
  5. ^ Singwane, S. S., & Beckedahl, H. The Governance of Community Forests in Eswatini: The Case of Ezikhotheni and Ngcayini Chiefdoms.
  6. ^ Kuper, H. (1972). A royal ritual in a changing political context. Cahiers d'études Africaines, 12(Cahier 48), 593-615.
  7. ^ Thwala, T. (2013). The politics of placing princes in historical and contemporary Swaziland (Doctoral dissertation).
  8. ^ Dlamini, H. P. (2024). The Making of Eswatini's Independence Constitution and the Triumph of Traditionalism and Modernity. In The Making, Unmaking and Remaking of Africa's Independence and Post-Independence Constitutions (pp. 205-227). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  9. ^ http://new.observer.org.sz/details.php?id=21222
  10. ^ Motsa, N. D. (2023). Understanding the 2021 eSwatini school protests: theoretical reflections of an educator. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 41(2), 229-239.
  11. ^ Stanley, E. C. (2022). A Coloured South African Teacher in Aotearoa New Zealand.
  12. ^ https://www.examscouncil.org.sz/results-and-statistics/shiselweni.php?cert=10