Coronavirus set to ‘spread like wild fires’ through Swaziland, PM warns, but...
The coronavirus crisis in Swaziland (eSwatini) is in danger of spreading like ‘wild fires’ in part of the kingdom, Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini warned.Teams are to be sent from door-to-door in an...
View ArticleCoronavirus pandemic highlights human rights abuses in Swaziland, new review...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis dominated events in Swaziland during the second quarter of 2020. A partial shutdown of the kingdom ordered by absolute monarch King Mswati led to widespread job losses...
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EU steps up to feed destitute during coronavirus crisis as Swaziland Govt....
The European Union donated 2.4 million euros (about 46.6 million emalangeni in local currency) to Swaziland (eSwatini) as the government stumbled to feed hundreds of thousands of people in desperate...
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Medical report says Swaziland police ‘suffocated’ fraud suspect with plastic...
Police in Swaziland (eSwatini) allegedly assaulted a government assistant accountant during a fraud investigation by beating him with fists and putting a plastic bag over his head.A doctor’s report...
View ArticleTop Royal presses Swaziland Govt to send riot police, army into homes to...
A Regional Administrator in Swaziland (eSwatini) has called on the government to send riot police and soldiers into people’s homes to confiscate alcohol.Chief Gija Dlamini, of Manzini, a half-brother...
View ArticleGlobal financial analyst Moody’s warns of social unrest in Swaziland as...
The coronavirus pandemic in Swaziland (eSwatini) might lead to social unrest because the government is failing to support people living outside of large cities, the global financial analyst Moody’s...
View ArticleBaby kept in Swaziland police cell two nights after mother arrested for...
A breastfeeding mother was kept in a Swaziland (eSwatini) police cell with her baby after she was arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis.Celiwe Maduna was driving her car alongside her three...
View ArticleSwaziland ambulances grounded by lack of fuel as coronavirus death toll rises
Ambulances in Swaziland (eSwatini) have been grounded because of lack of fuel at the height of the coronavirus crisis. The shortage might have contributed to the death of a teacher from the virus.The...
View ArticleSwaziland MPs fail in bid to suspend controversial organised crime law
Ambrose Dlamini, the unelected Prime Minister of Swaziland (eSwatini), has announced the House of Assembly decision to suspend a controversial law has been overturned.He said the Swazi parliament had...
View ArticleSwaziland hospitals close to overwhelmed by coronavirus, says Heath Minister
The hospital system in Swaziland (eSwatini) is close to breaking point as coronavirus cases continue to rise, the Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi reported.She announced a series of measures designed to...
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U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland wants constitutional change to stop King’s...
The US Ambassador to Swaziland (eSwatini) Lisa Peterson has called for the kingdom’s constitution to be changed to stop absolute monarch King Mswati III’s lavish spending.In November 2019 he purchased...
View ArticleCandidate withdraws as bribery allegation hits another Swaziland Senate election
Ngomuyayona Gamedze, a candidate for the vacant seat in the Swaziland (eSwatini) Senate, has withdrawn from the race and says he was asked to pay bribes to secure votes.In Swaziland the people do not...
View ArticleSwaziland seeks US$207m IMF loan to save sinking economy as coronavirus worsens
Swaziland (eSwatini) is seeking US$207 million from the International Monetary Fund as its economy continues to slide because of the coronavirus pandemic.Swazi Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg said the...
View ArticleIMF gives Swaziland emergency coronavirus loan but is only half what is needed
The International Monetary Fund has approved a loan of US$110 million to help Swaziland (eSwatini) as it grapples with the coronavirus crisis.The Swazi Government had earlier said the coronavirus...
View ArticleSwaziland elections watchdog calls for widescale investigation into...
An elections support network in Swaziland (eSwatini) has called allegations of bribery around a Senate election ‘shocking’ and is demanding widescale investigations.The eSwatini Election Support...
View ArticleMore work needed in Swaziland to eliminate human trafficking, new report states
Swaziland (eSwatini) has a long way to go before it eliminates human trafficking, but it is making progress, according to a new global report.The United States Department of State stated in its annual...
View ArticleSwaziland pledges public service job cuts, below inflation wage increases to...
Swaziland (eSwatini) pledged to cut public sector jobs, contain wages and award below inflation salary increases in order to get a loan from the International Monetary Fund.These were some of the...
View ArticleSwaziland police kill another unarmed man reviving fears of shoot-to-kill policy
Police in Swaziland (eSwatini) shot and killed a man while they were searching for an alleged rapist.It was the latest in a long line of shootings in the kingdom where observers say police have a...
View ArticleAnother Swaziland police assault on people allegedly breaking coronavirus...
Police in Swaziland (eSwatini) have once again reportedly assaulted people for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules.Police reportedly fired a shot and severely kicked and punched residents at Murray...
View ArticleSwaziland passes grim milestone for coronavirus deaths, no end in sight
Swaziland (eSwatini) has passed a grim milestone for coronavirus deaths, with more than 50 confirmed fatalities.Swazi Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi announced on Wednesday (5 August 2020) there had...
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