Swaziland pupils boycott classes in protest against teacher shortage
Pupils at a school in Swaziland (eSwatini) boycotted classes in protest at a shortage of teachers.Education is in crisis across the kingdom because the government is broke. Many schools are short of...
View ArticleSwaziland teachers’ union calls for all schools, colleges and universities to...
The Swaziland National Association of Teachers has urged the Swazi government to temporarily close all schools, colleges and universities while a strategy is found to deal with the coronavirus...
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Swaziland journalist ‘tortured by police after criticising absolute monarch...
Swaziland journalist and former government cabinet minister Mfomfo Nkambule said he was tortured by police after he wrote articles critical of absolute monarch King Mswati III.Nkambule writes for the...
View ArticleCalls for ban on public gatherings and border closure as Swaziland hit by...
Calls are growing in Swaziland (eSwatini) for the borders to be shut, mass gatherings banned and schools to be closed as the coronavirus spreads in the kingdom.Swaziland had one confirmed caseas of...
View ArticleSwaziland nurses plan protest march over lack of coronavirus equipment
Nurses in Swaziland (eSwatini) plan to march on the Ministry of Health to protest at the lack of protective clothing and other equipment to tackle the coronavirus crisis.Swaziland Democratic Nurses...
View ArticleSwaziland teachers and Govt argue over whether schools should close during...
Teachers and the government in Swaziland (eSwatini) are arguing about closing schools during the coronavirus crisis.The Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) told its members not to teach...
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Swaziland King declares state of emergency over coronavirus. Schools closed,...
King Mswati III the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini) has declared a national emergency in response to the coronavirus crisis.Schools, colleges and universities will close immediately and...
View ArticleSwaziland nurses refuse to treat patients until they get protective equipment
Nurses in Swaziland (eSwatini) will refuse to treat patients until the government supplies them with protective clothing. They fear they might catch the coronavirus. Members of the Swaziland Democratic...
View ArticleMedia standards in Swaziland poor, need for wide-ranging reforms, report states
The media in Swaziland (eSwatini) need wide-ranging reforms but these will be difficult because of the kingdom’s ‘repressive political environment’, a new report found.The standard of journalism in the...
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Swaziland hospital thrown into confusion as suspected coronavirus patient...
The Mbabane Government Hospital in Swaziland (eSwatini) was thrown into confusion when a patient suspected of having the coronavirus was admitted.Nurses and other health workers at the hospital did not...
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Coronavirus: Swaziland hospitals in crisis, PM forms emergency task groups
Hospitals across Swaziland (eSwatini) were in crisis as nurses and healthcare workers were still without protective clothing and equipment so they could treat patients during the coronavirus...
View ArticleSwaziland King in self-isolation over coronavirus threat, more cases confirmed
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), is in self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic.Lusendvo Fakudze, the Ludzidzini Palace Governor, confirmed this to the Swaziland...
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King puts Swaziland into partial lockdown in bid to beat coronavirus. Army...
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), has put the kingdom in partial lockdown in a bid to fight the coronavirus pandemic.The army and police will be deployed to ensure people...
View ArticleSwaziland Govt publishes long list of exceptions to coronavirus ‘lockdown’
The Government of Swaziland (eSwatini) has published a long list of occupations that will be exempted from the 20-day lockdown against the coronavirus recently announced.The Minister of Public Service...
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Full details of known coronavirus cases in Swaziland
Here are the latest details of the known cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Swaziland (eSawtini) as of 26 March 2020
View ArticleNew offence of spreading coronavirus rumours in Swaziland carries possible...
Swaziland (eSwatini) has created a new offence of spreading rumours or ‘unauthentic information’ about the coronavirus (COVID-19) which carries a fine of E20,000 or up to five years imprisonment.The...
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Swaziland coronavirus partial lockdown Day1 – P.M. statement
Day 1 of Swaziland’s coronavirus partial lockdown. Statement form Prime Minister Ambrose DlaminiGOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINIPRIME MINISTER’S STATEMENT PARTIAL LOCKDOWN UPDATE – COVID-19Today...
View ArticleSwaziland Govt publishes coronavirus regulations
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Government has published the full Coronavirus COVID-19 Regulations – click here to download http://www.gov.sz/images/CORONA/The-Coronavirus-COVID-19-Regulations-2020.pdfSee...
View ArticleMore than 40 arrested in Swaziland for defying coronavirus lockdown during...
At least 41 people from across Swaziland (eSwatini) were arrested for not obeying the coronavirus lockdown during its first weekend.Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superintendent...
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Swaziland Ministry of Health only tests 80 of 1.3 million population for...
Only 80 people from the total population of 1.3 million people appear to have been tested for coronavirus through the Swaziland (eSwatini) Ministry of Health. Minister Lizzie Nkosi told a press...
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