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- ↑ "eSwatini's labour and social security minister dies from Covid-19". Zimbabwe News Now. Jan 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Times Of Swaziland". www.times.co.sz.
- ↑ "King commands State Funeral for the late Minister Christian Ntshangase". independentnews.co.sz. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
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