{{Kissing in one town in the kingdom of Swaziland could now land you in a bit of trouble.}}<\/p>\n
Love birds locked in spasms of romance in the town of Siteki have been forewarned: their amorous embrace may cost them a $12 fine.<\/p>\n
\u201cPublic kissing that is to the extreme and causes other people to be uneasy will be covered by our by-laws. It will be regarded to be public indecency,\u201d town clerk Mzwandile Ndzinisa told media.<\/p>\n
A peck on a baby\u2019s cheek doesn\u2019t fall in the punitive category, he added.<\/p>\n
Swaziland, sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s last absolute monarchy, already has tough public order laws.<\/p>\n
Cities forbid indecencies like urinating in public, street vending and littering.<\/p>\n
But Siteki goes a step further.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is done in private should be done in private, not in public. The law addresses public issues in public places,\u201d said town treasurer Sthembile Simelane.<\/p>\n
Siteki resident Thembi Mdlovu agreed that smooching in the open is unacceptable.<\/p>\n
\u201cKissing in public is not practised in our culture. I think we should respect our culture,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have my teenage boy, but I can\u2019t kiss him in public. I can only hug him, because I\u2019m not used to kissing in public,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
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