Maxwell Dlamini

Maxwell Dlamini is the Secretary General of SWAYOCO and the former President of the University of Swaziland Students Representative Council.

During the so-called "April 12 Swazi Uprising" in April 2011, he and fellow activist Musa Ngubeni were arrested on charges of possession of explosives under Sections 8 and 9 of Swaziland’s Explosives Act 4 of 1961.

The bail money was collected by his father, Nimrod Dlamini, and local and international solidarity movements.

[31] He was released on bail for a second time on 5 June 2013,[32] but re-arrested on 1 May 2014, allegedly for criticising Swaziland's government and king in a speech.

[33] Maxwell Dlamini was acquitted of the 2011 charges of contravening Swaziland’s Explosives Act on 4 September 2014, but is still remanded and has to face charges for the two other charges of sedition (for allegedly arranging a boycott campaign during the 2013 Swazi elections) and terrorism (for allegedly criticising the Swazi government and king).