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Swaziland Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini dies after testing positive for...
Ambrose Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (eSwatini), has died after testing positive for coronavirus. The death was confirmed by the Swazi Deputy Prime Minister Themba Masuku, in a statement on...
View ArticleSwaziland PM who died of coronavirus was diabetic, his father reveals
Ambrose Dlamini, the Prime Minister of Swaziland (eSwatini) who has died of coronavirus aged 52, was a diabetic his father has revealed. Walter Mphatfwa Dlamini told the Times of eSwatini he had not...
View ArticleOne in three people in Swaziland in urgent need of food, Deputy PM reports
One in three people in Swaziland (eSwatini) are in immediate need of food, the kingdom’s Deputy Prime Minister has revealed. Themba Masuku said 366,260 people had been identified by the eSwatini...
View ArticleMan dies in Swaziland police custody, family alleges suffocation
A man died after allegedly being suffocated while being questioned by police in Swaziland (eSwatini) over a theft charge. Mandla Maziya was a security guard for Southern Star, a company contracted to...
View ArticleTougher coronavirus restrictions in Swaziland as cases increase
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Government has announced further restrictions to combat the coronavirus crisis ahead of the holiday season. Deputy Prime Minister Themba Masuku said the number of positive...
View ArticleMore Swaziland police violence as they break up gatherings during coronavirus...
Police in Swaziland (eSwatini) used whips, batons and teargas to break up groups of revellers who had gathered together breaking new stricter coronavirus regulations. Police in the capital city Mbabane...
View ArticleSwaziland police halt democracy march, ‘torture’ leader
Police in Swaziland (eSwatini) blocked a march for democracy and arrested leaders, torturing at least one of them, according to reports. A group called The New Parliament tried to hold a march in...
View ArticleSwaziland coronavirus deaths climb, security forces to arrest rule breakers...
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Government is sending security forces across the kingdom to arrest people ‘on sight’ who flout tight regulations as deaths from coronavirus continue to climb. Acting Prime...
View ArticleSwaziland coronavirus deaths climb but vaccines might be three months away
As deaths from coronavirus continue to climb in Swaziland (eSwatini) Acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku hinted vaccines might not be available for up to three months. He said the Swazi Government...
View ArticleSwaziland bans all gatherings as Govt. struggles to stem rise in coronavirus...
All gatherings in Swaziland (eSwatini) have been banned as the government tries to get a grip on the coronavirus crisis as deaths continue to climb. Only funerals, with restrictions on numbers of...
View ArticleBig rises in coronavirus cases predicted in Swaziland by month’s end
As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continued to rise in Swaziland (eSwatini) Director of Health Services Dr Vusi Magagula predicted there could be another 7,000 cases before the end of the month. The...
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Mario Masuku, veteran Swaziland democracy leader, dies reportedly from...
Mario Masuku,the former President of Swaziland’s People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), has died. No cause has been given but local mediareport it was from coronavirus.PUDEMO, a prodemocracy...
View ArticleSwaziland plea to WHO for urgent help as coronavirus deaths out of control
Swaziland (eSwatini) has sent an urgent plea to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for help in getting through the coronavirus crisis as deaths continue to rise.Swazi Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi...
View ArticleSwaziland Govt. tries to calm fears that coronavirus is caused by 5G technology
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Government has been forced to make a public statement reassuring people that there is no link between the coronavirus pandemic and 5G mobile phone technology. Manqoba Khumalo,...
View ArticleExhausted Swaziland coronavirus nurses picket for better conditions and...
Nurses at a coronavirus quarantine centre in Swaziland (eSwatini) took to the streets to protest the lack of equipment and poor working conditions. More than 20 nurses at the Mavuso Exhibition and...
View ArticleSwaziland tightens coronavirus restrictions as daily deaths hit record high
Swaziland extended coronavirus restrictions as deaths reached a record daily total. Alcohol sales will be banned for thirty days, including the sale of traditional homebrew. In a statement on Wednesday...
View ArticleSecond Swaziland Cabinet minister dies from coronavirus
A second Swaziland (eSwatini) Cabinet minister has died of coronavirus.Makhosi Vilakati, Minister of Labour, died in hospital in neighbouring South Africa on Saturday (23 January 2021), the Swazi...
View ArticleUK emergency team sent to Swaziland as coronavirus deaths continue to rise
The United Kingdom has sent an emergency medical team to Swaziland (eSwatini) to support the tiny kingdom as coronavirus deaths continue to rise. The team of 11 set off on Saturday (30 January 2021)....
View ArticleSwaziland paramedics stop work on coronavirus response, say they need more...
Paramedics on the coronavirus emergency response team in Swaziland are to stop work because they do not have proper protective equipment. They say they face ‘imminent and serious risk to [their] safety...
View ArticleSwaziland hospitals short of body bags as coronavirus deaths rise
Hospitals in Swaziland (eSwatini) have reported a shortage of body bags for corpses because of the number of deaths from coronavirus. Lubombo Referral Hospital and Good Shepherd Mission Hospital (GSMH)...
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