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- ↑ "King Mswati appoints Chief Mgwagwa Gamedze as Acting Prime Minister, Sibaya on the 23th October 2023". Swaziland News. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ↑ Ndebele, Lenin (3 November 2023). "Eswatini has a new prime minister". News24 . Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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