PRESSURE is mounting on Swazi authorities to disclose the nature of King Mswati IIIs protracted illness following unconfirmed media reports that he was poisoned. A religious leader accused the government of fuelling public despondency by hiding the facts surrounding the 33-year-old kings illness. “They must disregard the culture of secrecy because the king is the father of us all and if we gets sick, we are all concerned,” Alpheos Nxumalo of People Get Ready Ministries told reporters. He was commenting after Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini denied newspaper reports that King Mswati, who was rendered inactive by illness early this month, had been poisoned. The king was rushed to a South African hospital after falling sick during a traditional beer presentation ceremony early this month. – AFP