$OHUW Date: March 16, 2012 Person/ institution: Bheki Makhubu, the Nation Magazine Violation/ issue: Legislation Lawyers representing Bheki Makhubu, Editor of the Nation decided to pull out and left exposed the editor of the Magazine on his own. The Nation magazine is facing a law-suit by Titus Mlangeni the President of the Law Society in Swaziland. This follows the stinging article Makhubu wrote last where he was questioning the Lawyer’s integrity. Lawysers presenting Makhubu pulled out at the last minute with the matter already in the court’s role. The judge had no alternative but to give Makhubu time to seek legal representation. $OHUW Date: March 16, 2012 Person/ institution: Media Violation/ issue: Others Phathaphatha Mdluli, the magistrate in Mbabane has threatened that journalists coming to his court room will now be searched for possessing Cell phones. The Magistrate is convinced that journalists who reported from his courtroom are prone to not switching off their cellphones and have made it a habit to record the proceedings. $OHUW Date: March 23, 2012 Person/ institution: Radio Sikhuphe FM Violation/ issue: legislation Swazi Government spokesperson, Mr. Percy Simelane says the Swazi Government is very much angry that an Internet Radio broadcasting, Radio Sikhuphe FM is broadcasting without a licence via the internet. He reckons that the owners will have to face the law and will be dealt with accordingly. He concludes by saying as long as the Radio Station is broadcasting using any form of transmitters, it will be dealt with accordingly. $OHUW Date: April 11, 2012 Person/ institution: Tumaole Mohlaoli and Meshack Dube, e.TV journalists Violation/ issue: Detained Swaziland government officials detained two e.TV journalists on the morning of Wednesday, 11 April 2012. Journalist Tumaole Mohlaoli and Cameraperson Meshack Dube were, according to reports, detained at a roadblock outside the capital, Mbabane and had their passports and equipment seized. e.TV is a South Africa-based free-to-air news and entertainment television channel. Speaking to the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Regional Secretariat, e.TV Africa Editor and Head of News, Chris Maroleng confirmed the development and said from the information they have gathered so far, the crew was detained for not having appropriate accreditation 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\"