Phesheya Dube

Phesheya Dube (b. ?) is a Swazi journalist who pretended that he reported from Baghdad in a middle of a fighting in the 2003 Iraq war.

When the war in Iraq started, Dube began to send supposedly live reports from Baghdad to the Morning Show of the Radio Swaziland . Program host Moses Matsebula even told him to take care of himself and once told him to find a cave to hide from the missiles. He also asked the listeners to pray for Dube when the station appeared to have lost contact with him.

However, in March 2003 Swaziland parliament legislators spotted Dube in parliament. MP Jojo Dlamini demanded explanation from the Information Minister Mntomzima Dlamini in the House of Assembly. Dlamini said he would investigate and later reprimanded Dube.

Dube had broadcasted live from a broom closet. He had used based his reports on international news and rehashed them into his own material. Dube continues to work for the Radio Swaziland in other capacities.