WHOLESALE DEMOCRATIC CHANGE NEEDED
The democratisation of Swaziland: inside or outside job?Kenworthy News Media, 12 January 2017SOURCE The small absolute monarchy of Swaziland is best known for its tourism, “unique” culture tied to its...
View ArticleDEATH THREAT TO NEWSPAPER EDITOR
The editor of one of Swaziland’s independent newspapers and a senior reporter have received death threats because of a story they are working on involving the kingdom’s security forces.The editor of...
View ArticlePOLICE ‘TORTURE 13-YEAR-OLD BOY’
Police in Swaziland forced a 13-year-old boy to remove his trousers and flogged him with a sjambok, in what one local newspaper called ‘one of the worst cases of brutality’ in the kingdom.The boy, who...
View ArticleVARSITY STRIKERS FEAR ‘SCAB LABOUR’
Workers in dispute at the university in Swaziland that has been chosen by King Mswati III to host his ‘University of Transformation’ have asked their counterparts in Botswana not to take their jobs...
View ArticleSWAZILAND’S POOR RIGHTS RECORD
Swaziland has once again been criticised for its poor record on human rights by an international organisation.Human Rights Watch published its review of 2016 and stated, ‘Swaziland, ruled by absolute...
View ArticleSCHOOLS RELIGIOUS TEACHING SHAKE-UP
Just as people in Swaziland are increasingly turning against Muslims, the Swazi Ministry of Education has said from Tuesday (24 January 2017) the only religion to be taught in public schools would be...
View Article‘BIG HEAD’ JIBE ENDS IN COURT
In a bizarre case in Swaziland an 18-year-old woman appeared in court for saying her friend had a big head. Pigg’s Peak Magistrate’s Court was told Zandile Buthelezi, had an argument with a friend...
View ArticleLESS TALK, MORE ACTION FOR DEMOCRACY
Acting is best way to show solidarity with suffering people Kenworthy News Media24 January 2017 SOURCEIntroduce sanctions and boycotts against the repressive Swazi regime and help the democratic...
View ArticleWITCHDOCTORS TOLD ‘STOP MURDERING’
The Director of Public Prosecution’s office in Swaziland has told witchdoctors in the kingdom to stop murdering people for body parts. The witchdoctors, also known as tinyanga, were advised to go to...
View ArticleSCHOOLS RELIGION BAN: PROTESTS GROW
Protests are growing against the Swaziland Government’s order that Christianity is to be the only religion taught in schools.The decision was imposed by the Swazi Cabinet which is handpicked by King...
View ArticleKING SAYS GOD STOPPED DROUGHT
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch in Swaziland, told his subjects that the drought presently crippling southern Africa was a test from God.He added that it was only because people believed in the...
View ArticleSWAZILAND AN ‘AUTHORITARIAN STATE’
Swaziland came 142nd out of 167 countries in the latest international survey on democracy.The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index labelled Swaziland, where King Mswati III rules as...
View ArticleARMY TORTURES RECRUITMENT CHEATS
Four potential army recruits in Swaziland were tortured for about 90 minutes when they tried to cheat on a run.The punishment which included having to pose like a urinating dog for 20 minutes appears...
View Article‘MPs USE WITCHCRAFT FOR SUCCESS’
Witchdoctors in Swaziland have accused members of parliament of double standards by passing a law restricting their activities while at the same time using their services.The witchdoctors ‘trade union’...
View ArticleHUNGER FORCES SCHOOLS TO CLOSE EARLY
Teachers across Swaziland are reporting that schools are forced to close early because there is no food to feed children.Zwelithini Mndzebele, General Secretary of the Swaziland National Association of...
View ArticleUNIVERSITY CLOSED AFTER PROTESTS
The Southern African Nazarene University (SANU) in Manzini, Swaziland,has closed indefinitely following student protests against poor facilities and insufficient allowances.It follows a class boycott...
View ArticleMORE POLICE GUNS AGAINST WORKERS
Police in Swaziland fired live gunshots and teargas as workers at a factory were locked out following an industrial dispute.It happened at Juris Manufacturing in Nhlangano on Monday (6 February 2017)....
View ArticleFALSE CLAIM OVER SWAZI DEMOCRACY
The Swazi Observer newspaper has misled its readers by reporting that Swaziland has the same political structure as England.The Observer, which is in effect owned by King Mswati III, sub-Saharan...
View ArticleKING CALLS ON OTHERS TO PAY TAX
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch in Swaziland who himself pays no tax, has ordered his subjects to be ‘100 percent tax compliant’ and pay up in order to help the kingdom out of its present...
View ArticleKING’S BOGUS CLAIM ON DEMOCRACY
A campaign of misinformation has begun in Swaziland to convince people that it is a democratic kingdom when it is not.King Mswati III, who rules as sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch, has urged...
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