Hosea is an inkhundla of Eswatini, located in the Shiselweni District, with 19,608 people as of 2007. It houses seven chiefdoms, namely Bufaneni, Hhohho emuva, Ondiyaneni, Nsingizini, Lushini,Ludzakeni and Manyiseni under the headship of Chief Bhejisa Lushaba. [1] The current member of parliament 2023-2028 is Sifiso Mabuza, brother to the incarcerated Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza. [2] Mduduzi was arrested in July 2021 for supporting the pro democracy protests in Eswatini. Towards the end of September that year, students from Hosea high school, mobilized themselves for the release of their beloved MP. This led to the then, nationwide school protests from primary schools to tertiary levels, leading to the shut down of most schools across the country. [3]
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, south, and southeast. At no more than 200 km (120 mi) north to south and 130 km (81 mi) east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld.
Hhohho is a region of Eswatini, located in the north western part of the country. Hhohho was named after the capital of King Mswati II, who expanded the Swazi territory to the north and west, taking in the districts of Barberton, Nelspruit, Carolina and Piet Retief. These areas were later acquired by what was the Province of Transvaal and today they form part of the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. It has an area of 3,625.17 km², a population of 320,651 (2017), and is divided into 14 tinkhundla. The administrative center is the national capital of Mbabane. It borders Lubombo Region on the southeast and Manzini Region in the southwest.
Shiselweni is a region of Eswatini, located in the south of the country. It has an area of 3,786.71 km² and a population of 204,111 (2017). Its administrative center is Nhlangano. It borders Lubombo in the northeast and Manzini Region in the northwest.
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