His Majesty King Mswati III visited Mbabane city and its downtown area yesterday October 15th to unveiled two buildings and the statues of HRH Inkhosikati Labotsibeni Mdluli, also known as Queen Gwamile.

The coming of His Majesty to the capital city brought the downtown area to a standstill as many citizens were in joy and happiness to welcome and see their Monarch and Sovereign.

According to media reports, Ingwenyama first visited and unveiled the new Eswatini Development Finance Corporation headquarters building (commonly known as FINCORP) which was revealed to be worth E97 million.

It is said that FINCORP was founded by His Majesty in 1995, and His Majesty toured the new building and was shown the newly installed state of the art facilities and technologies.

His Majesty then proceeded to unveiled the new Hilton Garden Inn Hotel. The building is worth E480 million. He toured the new hotel and used some of the sports equipment at the new gym.

He later went to Municipal Council of Mbabane where he unveiled and launched the statue of Queen Gwamile at the MTN Golf Park.

His Majesty applauded the council for reviving and reminding the country of its rich heritage and its history during the events. He also acknowledge the historical moments at the statue was place on the Queen Gwamile Street.

He stated “This sculpture marks the tribute we have for the hard work of our forebearers through their selfless service to Their Majesties, heirs, descendants and the entire nation. Please continue making this city a tourist destination which lives up to being the true capital city of this great nation.”

He continued by explaining the important role the late Queen played in the ruling of the Kingdom.

He then encourage the city council to work harder to improve service delivery in the city

History:

Queen Gwamile or Inkhosikati Labotsibeni Mdluli is King Mswati III's great-grandmother. She was the wife of Ingwenyama DLAMINI IV and mother of LUDVONGA II(who passed away from poisoning prior to his enthronement).

As Queen Mother, she adopted and raised Ingwenyama Bunu as her son following the death of Ludvonga II who took the name of Ngwane IV after his coronation. As Queen Regent to her young grandson Ingwenyama Sobuhza II, she played an important role in his education by making sure that King Sobhuza II got a formal education against the advice of many who opposed it.

She played an important role in taking the country out of British colonial times which gained its independence under the rule of King Sobhuza II.