By Musa Mdluli

MBABANE:Nsindiso Tsabedze, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health has announced the temporal  closure of the Mbabane Government Hospital as the health crisis worsens or intensifies in this tiny Kingdom of eSwatini.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Taabedze cited lack of electricity supply as the reason behind the decision to shutdown the biggest health facility in the Kingdom.

“This is due to lack of electricity access, and this blackout is being implemented to allow our Biomed Department to sort out an emergency relating to unavailability of electricity at the Maternity Unit”, said the Spokesperson.

Eswatini has been facing a health crisis for some time now amid shortage of drugs in public hospitals, dozens have died since crisis erupted.

But it has been confirmed that, pregnant women were affected by the lack of electricity supply within the Maternity Unit.

The health crisis in eSwatini was allegedly triggered by rampant corruption in the public administration, the country is ruled by King Mswati as an absolute Monarch.

As a result, those suspected to have contributed to the collapse of the country’s health system were not arrested after Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala who was appointed by King Mswati refused to sign warrants of arrest.

SwaziPharm Director Kareem Ashraff of Indonesian origin and an alleged friend to Mswati, is allegedly among those who looted public funds resulting in the collapse of the country’s health system.