Mliba

Mliba is a town geographically located on east central Eswatini, in the southeast of Africa. It is situated on the MR5 route to the northeast of Manzini, between the towns of Luve and Madlangempisi. The late Chief Malamulela Magagula was the authorised legal subject of the Dvokolwako area, having two royal kraals (umphakatsi), eSibukweni (which means at the mirror) and eMvelo (which means nature). Mliba has a police station, a Nazarene mission which consists of a primary school and a clinic which stands as a health-care center, and Mliba high school.

The people of Mliba practice farming as an old and recognized custom, mainly keeping livestock and planting crops, such as maize. The place has a wide range of natural resources, mainly wild plants. The Mliba mountain is shaped as a pyramid and believed to be of great importance to the Magagula royalty. This is where all the chiefs (who are historically believed to be kings) are buried. It is believed that anyone who tempers with their graveyards may face a generational curse. The late chief Malamulela and his ancestral parents were buried in this mountain.

Mliba town was founded by the Magagula and as a monument stands a large marketplace referred to as Lubhaca laMdvuba (which means Mdvubas establishment) Mdvuba being a well known king of the Magagula in past historical facts. Therefore, Mliba is the main town that connects mini towns like Khuphuka and Mnjoli .