SWAZI KING’S RIGHT-HAND MAN DIES
TV Mtetwa, the right-hand man to King Mswati III the absolute monarch of Swaziland, and a fierce opponent of progression in the kingdom has died aged 93.Mtetwa who was known as the ‘traditional prime...
View ArticleSWAZI GOVERNMENT ‘IS BROKE’
The Swaziland Government is broke and ‘living from hand to mouth’, according to an independent newspaper in the kingdom.It has so little money that it relies on tax revenues to pay bills and this has...
View ArticleBOSSES SILENCE SWAZI JAIL WARDERS
The staff association representing Swaziland’s jail warders has been banned from meeting because it is asking too many questions about how the prison department works.The Commissioner General of His...
View ArticleSWAZILAND NURSES ON ‘GO-SLOW’
Nurses across Swaziland are taking part in a ‘go-slow’ and picketing as their relationship with government has broken down.It comes after hundreds of nurses marched to petition the Prime Minister on...
View ArticleSWAZI PUBLIC SERVANTS TO STRIKE
Public servants across Swaziland are expected to strike on Tuesday(24 October 2017) in an ongoing pay dispute. The Swazi Government has said it cannot afford to pay any increase at all, while public...
View ArticleWIVES SAY HUSBANDS CAN RAPE THEM
Four in six married women interviewed by a newspaper in Swaziland said their husbands had the right to rape them.The Swazi News reported on Saturday (21 October 2017) some wives said their husbands...
View ArticleSHORTAGE OF HIV DRUGS FOR BABIES
A shortage of drugs in government health facilities in Swaziland has left hundreds of new-born babies of HIV-infected mothers exposed to the virus.The Ministry of Health said there was a breakdown in...
View ArticlePUBLIC SERVANTS ACROSS KINGDOM STRIKE
A strike and mass march by public servants in Swaziland is expected to take place on Tuesday (24 October 2017) in the latest round in a pay dispute.They will march to the Ministry of Public Service...
View ArticleRIGHTS NEWSLETTER’S 500th EDITION
A weekly newsletter supporting human rights in Swaziland has published its 500th edition.The Swaziland Newsletter which is compiled by Africa Contact,Denmark, in collaboration with Swazi Media...
View Article‘OBSERVER’ NAMES ANOTHER RAPE VICTIM
The Swazi Observer newspaper has once again named a rape victim in violation of her human rights and journalism ethical codes.It also disclosed her HIV-positive status.The Sunday Observer (22 October...
View ArticleEX-MP SUES FOR ‘JAIL ASSAULT’
A former member of the Swaziland parliament is suing the kingdom’s jail services, alleging he was assaulted while an inmate at a correctional facility.Charles Myeza says officers at the Bhalekane...
View ArticlePEOPLE DIE AS GOVT. BILLS GO UNPAID
Hundreds of lives are being put at risk and at least three people have died because the Swaziland Government has not paid its bills to South African medical service providers.This has led to health...
View ArticleNUMBER OF ABUSE CASES RISES
The number of abuse cases reported in Swaziland is on the increase.The Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) said reported cases in September 2017 were 11.4 percent up on the previous month.In...
View ArticleNEW TOP PAY SCALES REVEALED
Details have been published of the scale of the salary increases top public servants in Swaziland have received. It comes as ordinary public workers have been told by Government it cannot afford to...
View ArticlePOLICE DROP STUDENT LEADER CHARGES
Criminal charges against student leader Sibusiso Siyaya have been withdrawn. He had been charged with obstructing police when he went to Malkerns police station to inquire about the well-being of...
View ArticleSCHOOL ‘TURNS POOR CHILDREN AWAY’
Parents at a primary school in Swaziland want the principal to quit after turning poor pupils away. It happened at Mkhuzweni Primary where Principal Zanele Dlamini is reported to have excluded children...
View ArticleCOLLEGE ‘FINES’ PROTESTING STUDENTS
Students at a college in Swaziland are being forced to pay E1,000 to get their certificates and diplomas if they do not attend a graduation ceremony. It is reported this is to prevent a boycott at the...
View Article‘SCHOOL GUARDS FONDLE GIRLS’ BREASTS’
Girls at a Swaziland school say they are forced to have intimate body searches before they go to classes. Male guards touch their breasts and vaginas, they say.In happens on a daily basis at Dvokolwako...
View ArticleELECTRICITY WORKERS DEFY COURT, STRIKE
Electricity workers in Swaziland defied a court order on Monday (5 November 2017) and went on strike in a dispute over pay bonuses.Many parts of the kingdom were reportedly left without power.Swaziland...
View ArticleELECTRICITY WORKERS WIN PAY STRIKE
Electricty workers in Swaziland won their disputeover unpaid pay bonuses after striking for fewer than two days. Swaziland Electricity Company (SEC) workers are expected to be paid within days. The...
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