Swaziland police ‘shoot and kill suspected cannabis farmer without trying to...
Swaziland (eSwatini) police reportedly shot a man in the head, killing him, after they suspected him of farming cannabis (known locally as dagga). The Swaziland Newsreported Sihle Dludlu was shot dead...
View ArticlePlan to blockade Swaziland border as campaign for democracy intensifies
South African trade unionists plan to blockade the border with Swaziland (eSwatini) in support of a campaign for democracy in the kingdom. COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) intends to...
View ArticlePolice, army block political protests across Swaziland
Swaziland (eSwatini) police and soldiers were out in numbers to block prodemocracy marches across the kingdom at the start of an intended global week of action. Campaigners hoped to deliver petitions...
View ArticleSecurity forces set up roadblocks across Swaziland to hinder prodemocracy...
Police and security forces set up roadblocks across Swaziland (eSwatini) to stop people joining prodemocracy protests at the kingdom’s border with South Africa. Solders were deployed at the border gate...
View ArticleSwaziland prodemocracy protesters take their case to UN
Hundreds of prodemocracy demonstrators in Swaziland (eSwatini) gathered outside the UN office inn the kingdom’s capital Mbabane demanding an end to King Mswati’s absolute monarchy. Ten representatives...
View ArticlePeople of Swaziland deserve justice over lives lost in recent political...
The people of Swaziland (eSwatini) should exercise their right to choose their political system and justice must be done for lives lost during the continuing unrest in the kingdom, according to a...
View ArticleSwaziland soldiers ‘assault party-goers, force them to eat raw meat’
Soldiers in Swaziland (eSwatini) have been accused of assaulting a group of young people who had been having a braai (barbecue) at a private home. It happened at Mbangweni on Saturday (11 September...
View ArticleTwo prodemocracy Swaziland MPs facing ‘terrorism’ charges denied bail for...
Two prodemocracy Swaziland (eSwatini) members of parliament charged under the Suppression of Terrorism Act had their second application for bail refused on a legal technicality. The High Court ruled on...
View ArticleSwaziland Army ‘teargas, injure striking students in their college rooms’
Swaziland (eSwatini) soldiers reportedly attacked striking students in their college rooms, firing teargas. Many students were assaulted with batons and sticks; some suffered head injuries and broken...
View ArticleOne in five Swazis in food crisis, need ‘urgent humanitarian assistance’
More than one in five people in Swaziland (eSwatini) face food shortages that require ‘urgent humanitarian assistance,’ according to the latest hunger analysisof the kingdom. Nearly 262,000 of...
View ArticleSwaziland democracy protests, many shot
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