Swaziland P. M. tells police to halt public demonstrations as anger spreads...
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Acting Prime Minister has told police to halt mass demonstrations expected to protest the police’s action surrounding a suspicious death. They were due to take place on Friday...
View ArticleSwaziland media reporting of coronavirus was inadequate, UNESCO reports
Media reporting of the coronavirus pandemic in Swaziland (eSwatini) was inadequate, according to a new UNESCO report. News concentrated on the statistics and mostly official Swazi Government sources...
View ArticleFive in court after Swaziland police-provoked protests turn violent
Five students appeared in court in Swaziland (eSwatini) following anti-police protests that turned violent. Three were remanded to a maximum security prison and two were granted bail prior to a trail...
View ArticleSwaziland fails to hit own deadline to get 500,000 coronavirus vaccines
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Government has missed its own deadline to get additional coronavirus vaccines into the kingdom. So far only 35,000 doses have been distributed among the population of more than...
View ArticleSwaziland asked for 500,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine, set to get 14,400
Swaziland (eSwatini) is due to receive its first coronavirus vaccines since March 2021, Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi, said on Tuesday (8 June 2021). The Swazi Government had made similar promises...
View ArticleSwaziland absolute monarch bid to gag critical Swazi newspaper in S. African...
In an unprecedented move King Mswati III, the absolute ruler of Swaziland (eSwatini), and his government are taking a Swazi newspaper to court in South Africa to stop it publishing articles critical of...
View ArticleSwaziland tightens coronavirus restrictions in fear of third wave
As Swaziland (eSwatini) faces months without adequate numbers of coronavirus vaccines, and with a third wave of the pandemic feared, Acting Swazi Prime Minister Themba Masuku announced further...
View ArticleCampaigners tackle Swaziland absolute monarch on lack of media freedom
Media freedom in Swaziland (eSwatini) is getting worse and a regional campaign group is calling on absolute monarch King Mswati III to respect human rights. The Media Institute of Southern Africa...
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Pro-democracy protests sweep rural Swaziland
Pro-democracy protests have been taking place across Swaziland (eSwatini), especially in rural areas, as a campaign steps up to allow people to elect their own prime minister, among other sweeping...
View ArticleSwaziland health minister falsely blames medicine shortage crisis on...
Swaziland (eSwatini) has a severe shortage of medicines of all types, the kingdom’s Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi confirmed. The kingdom, ruled by King Mswati III as an absolute monarch, has been in...
View ArticleSwaziland absolute monarch bans pro-democracy marches as protests against him...
King Mwati III, the absolute monarch in Swaziland (eSwatini), has banned public pro-democracy demonstrations in the kingdom. Thousands of protestors have marched mainly in rural areas across Swaziland...
View ArticleSwaziland democracy protests continue despite ban and police violence
Pro-democracy protests continued across Swaziland (eSwatini) despite a ban on marching imposed by the kingdom’s absolute monarch. Marches took place in at least 10 locations – mainly in rural areas....
View ArticleKing Mswati reported to have fled Swaziland as prodemocracy protests intensify
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), fled the kingdom after prodemocracy campaigners defied his order to stop protest marches, according to unconfirmed reports. The South...
View ArticleSwaziland U.S. Embassy closes as prodemocracy unrest spreads across kingdom
The United States Embassy in Swaziland (eSwatini) is to stay closed on Wednesday (30 June 2021) in reaction to the civil unrest sweeping the kingdom and a curfew imposed by the Swazi Government. In a...
View Article‘Swaziland military kill at least 19 people during prodemocracy protests,’...
As many as 19 people have reportedly been killed during the prodemocracy protests in Swaziland (eSwatini). The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) reported five people had been certified dead at the...
View ArticleSwaziland Army in ‘full charge’ after protests, many killed, Human Rights...
The Army in Swaziland (eSwatini) has taken full charge after mass prodemocracy protests left many people dead, according to a Human Rights Watch official. Dewa Mavhinga, director for Southern Africa,...
View ArticleSwaziland Army fires at, stops, U.S. diplomatic vehicle against international...
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Army fired on a United States embassy diplomatic vehicle and later tried to search it at a road block. It happened during the recent prodemocracy protests in which as many as...
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Swaziland absolute monarch appoints new Prime Minister – no election held
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), has appointed Cleopas Dlamini as his new prime minister. He made the announcement at a public gathering on Friday (16 July 2021). Cleopas...
View ArticleTwo Swaziland prodemocracy MPs charged under terrorism law
Two Swaziland (eSwatini) members of parliament have been charged under a terrorism law after speaking out for democracy in the kingdom. Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube appeared in court on...
View ArticleSwaziland school closed after pupils boycott after illegal corporal punishment
A high school in Swaziland (eSwatini) has been closed indefinitely after pupils boycotted classes in protest at beatings that some had received.Corporal punishment is banned in Swaziland.It happened at...
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