Swaziland faces jobs and poverty crisis as coronavirus disruption continues
The coronavirus crisis in Swaziland (eSwatini) is having widespread damaging effects on unemployment and poverty and many jobs might not return, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report...
View ArticleSwaziland police hitch-hike to crime scenes because of vehicle shortages
Police across Swaziland (eSwatini) have to hitch rides from civilians to get to crime scenes or perform other duties because the kingdom is broke and cannot pay for fuel or repairs to vehicles. Swazi...
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Swaziland police teargas residents protesting about broken road bridge, fire...
Police in Swaziland (eSwatini) fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse a crowd protesting that they were being made to pay fines for jaywalking while a broken pedestrian bridge was left...
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Swaziland Army investigates after video showing ‘soldiers whipping...
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Army has started an investigation after video that appeared to show two soldiers whipping two civilians circulated widely on social media. The 30-second video shows two men...
View ArticleSwaziland High Court judge calls for debate on legalising abortion
A High Court judge in the deeply conservative kingdom of Swaziland (eSwatini) has started a debate about legalising abortion. Judge Qinisile Mabuza heard a case involving a 26-year-old woman who was...
View ArticleSwaziland introduces new travel restrictions at borders as coronavirus crisis...
New coronavirus rules in Swaziland (eSwatini) require travellers crossing the borders into neighbouring South Africa or Mozambique to have tested negative for coronavirus. The Swazi Ministry of Health...
View ArticleOne in three girls in Swaziland experience sexual violence, new report reveals
One in three girls in Swaziland (eSwatini) will experience some form of sexual violence before they are 18 years old, a report just out says. Almost half of Swazi women (48.2 percent) will experience...
View ArticleSwaziland coronavirus toll rises, economy in freefall, no end in sight, new...
The number of deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Swaziland continues to rise and there is no end in sight to the pandemic. The kingdom’s economy is in freefall and the Swazi Government was forced to...
View ArticleSwaziland faces shortage of coronavirus test kits and ventilators as cases...
Swaziland (eSwatini) has a shortage of coronavirus test kits and ventilators for sick patients as positive cases and deaths continue to rise. Ministry of Health Principal Secretary Dr Simon Zwane said...
View ArticleSwaziland coronavirus likely to continue for months, but restrictions on...
Coronavirus cases in Swaziland (eSwatini) are likely to continue in the coming months, through the Christmas period and into April 2021, Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini said. But, he announced that...
View ArticleSwaziland soldiers illegally sell alcohol to public during coronavirus ban
Soldiers in Swaziland (eSwatini) have been illegally selling beer to the public from an army facility, while sales of alcohol remains banned during the coronavirus crisis. They set up a make-shift...
View ArticleSwaziland absolute monarch appoints more family members to top positions as...
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), has appointed his first-born son Prince Sicalo to principal secretary, the top civil servant, at the Ministry of Defence. The appointment...
View ArticleSome Swaziland schools to remain shut amid fear of coronavirus surge
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has announced that some schools in the kingdom will continue to remain closed until at least January 2021 amid fears that there could be a new...
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Former Swaziland PM Barnabas Dlamini demanded sex from journalists, official...
Barnabas Dlamini, the former Prime Minister, now deceased, of Swaziland (eSwatini) demanded sex from female journalists during international trips. They would be paid between E100,000 and E200,000...
View ArticleSwaziland King appoints another eight of his family to influential posts as...
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), has appointed another eight members of his family to influential groups in the latest round of nepotistic appointments. They are among 19...
View ArticleSwaziland LGBTI group back in High Court in fight for legal recognition
LGBTI activists in Swaziland (eSwatini) are back in the High Court in an attempt to have their advocacy group officially registered and made legal. The eSwatini Sexual and Gender Minorities (ESGM) had...
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Swaziland editor suspended after alleged link to political party opposing...
Mbongeni Mbingo, the managing editor of the eSwatini Observer group of newspapers, has reportedly been suspended from duty following a report that he and others had started a political party to oppose...
View ArticleSwaziland lifts ban on alcohol sales but PM warns against drinking with fear...
Ambrose Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (eSwatini), warned people to lay off the booze during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. A ban on alcohol sales is to be lifted on 26 October 2020 after the...
View ArticleSwaziland Gender Links launches women in local economic development network
Swaziland Gender Links is to host a two-day summit and launch a Women in Local Economic Development network (WLED). It is being held in collaboration with the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF)...
View ArticleSeven in ten Swaziland businesses defy govt. rules to help stop coronavirus...
More than seven in ten businesses in Swaziland (eSwatini) have defied government regulations to combat the spread of coronavirus in the kingdom, a survey suggests. The Southern African Research...
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