Swaziland tightens coronavirus restrictions in fear of third wave
As Swaziland (eSwatini) faces months without adequate numbers of coronavirus vaccines, and with a third wave of the pandemic feared, Acting Swazi Prime Minister Themba Masuku announced further...
View ArticleCampaigners tackle Swaziland absolute monarch on lack of media freedom
Media freedom in Swaziland (eSwatini) is getting worse and a regional campaign group is calling on absolute monarch King Mswati III to respect human rights. The Media Institute of Southern Africa...
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Pro-democracy protests sweep rural Swaziland
Pro-democracy protests have been taking place across Swaziland (eSwatini), especially in rural areas, as a campaign steps up to allow people to elect their own prime minister, among other sweeping...
View ArticleSwaziland health minister falsely blames medicine shortage crisis on...
Swaziland (eSwatini) has a severe shortage of medicines of all types, the kingdom’s Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi confirmed. The kingdom, ruled by King Mswati III as an absolute monarch, has been in...
View ArticleSwaziland absolute monarch bans pro-democracy marches as protests against him...
King Mwati III, the absolute monarch in Swaziland (eSwatini), has banned public pro-democracy demonstrations in the kingdom. Thousands of protestors have marched mainly in rural areas across Swaziland...
View ArticleSwaziland democracy protests continue despite ban and police violence
Pro-democracy protests continued across Swaziland (eSwatini) despite a ban on marching imposed by the kingdom’s absolute monarch. Marches took place in at least 10 locations – mainly in rural areas....
View ArticleKing Mswati reported to have fled Swaziland as prodemocracy protests intensify
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), fled the kingdom after prodemocracy campaigners defied his order to stop protest marches, according to unconfirmed reports. The South...
View ArticleSwaziland U.S. Embassy closes as prodemocracy unrest spreads across kingdom
The United States Embassy in Swaziland (eSwatini) is to stay closed on Wednesday (30 June 2021) in reaction to the civil unrest sweeping the kingdom and a curfew imposed by the Swazi Government. In a...
View Article‘Swaziland military kill at least 19 people during prodemocracy protests,’...
As many as 19 people have reportedly been killed during the prodemocracy protests in Swaziland (eSwatini). The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) reported five people had been certified dead at the...
View ArticleSwaziland Army in ‘full charge’ after protests, many killed, Human Rights...
The Army in Swaziland (eSwatini) has taken full charge after mass prodemocracy protests left many people dead, according to a Human Rights Watch official. Dewa Mavhinga, director for Southern Africa,...
View ArticleSwaziland Army fires at, stops, U.S. diplomatic vehicle against international...
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Army fired on a United States embassy diplomatic vehicle and later tried to search it at a road block. It happened during the recent prodemocracy protests in which as many as...
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Swaziland absolute monarch appoints new Prime Minister – no election held
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), has appointed Cleopas Dlamini as his new prime minister. He made the announcement at a public gathering on Friday (16 July 2021). Cleopas...
View ArticleTwo Swaziland prodemocracy MPs charged under terrorism law
Two Swaziland (eSwatini) members of parliament have been charged under a terrorism law after speaking out for democracy in the kingdom. Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube appeared in court on...
View ArticleSwaziland school closed after pupils boycott after illegal corporal punishment
A high school in Swaziland (eSwatini) has been closed indefinitely after pupils boycotted classes in protest at beatings that some had received.Corporal punishment is banned in Swaziland.It happened at...
View ArticleSwaziland police ‘shoot and kill suspected cannabis farmer without trying to...
Swaziland (eSwatini) police reportedly shot a man in the head, killing him, after they suspected him of farming cannabis (known locally as dagga). The Swaziland Newsreported Sihle Dludlu was shot dead...
View ArticlePlan to blockade Swaziland border as campaign for democracy intensifies
South African trade unionists plan to blockade the border with Swaziland (eSwatini) in support of a campaign for democracy in the kingdom. COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) intends to...
View ArticlePolice, army block political protests across Swaziland
Swaziland (eSwatini) police and soldiers were out in numbers to block prodemocracy marches across the kingdom at the start of an intended global week of action. Campaigners hoped to deliver petitions...
View ArticleSecurity forces set up roadblocks across Swaziland to hinder prodemocracy...
Police and security forces set up roadblocks across Swaziland (eSwatini) to stop people joining prodemocracy protests at the kingdom’s border with South Africa. Solders were deployed at the border gate...
View ArticleSwaziland prodemocracy protesters take their case to UN
Hundreds of prodemocracy demonstrators in Swaziland (eSwatini) gathered outside the UN office inn the kingdom’s capital Mbabane demanding an end to King Mswati’s absolute monarchy. Ten representatives...
View ArticlePeople of Swaziland deserve justice over lives lost in recent political...
The people of Swaziland (eSwatini) should exercise their right to choose their political system and justice must be done for lives lost during the continuing unrest in the kingdom, according to a...
View ArticleSwaziland soldiers ‘assault party-goers, force them to eat raw meat’
Soldiers in Swaziland (eSwatini) have been accused of assaulting a group of young people who had been having a braai (barbecue) at a private home. It happened at Mbangweni on Saturday (11 September...
View ArticleTwo prodemocracy Swaziland MPs facing ‘terrorism’ charges denied bail for...
Two prodemocracy Swaziland (eSwatini) members of parliament charged under the Suppression of Terrorism Act had their second application for bail refused on a legal technicality. The High Court ruled on...
View ArticleSwaziland Army ‘teargas, injure striking students in their college rooms’
Swaziland (eSwatini) soldiers reportedly attacked striking students in their college rooms, firing teargas. Many students were assaulted with batons and sticks; some suffered head injuries and broken...
View ArticleOne in five Swazis in food crisis, need ‘urgent humanitarian assistance’
More than one in five people in Swaziland (eSwatini) face food shortages that require ‘urgent humanitarian assistance,’ according to the latest hunger analysisof the kingdom. Nearly 262,000 of...
View ArticleSwaziland democracy protests, many shot
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