Swaziland News Briefs

‘Stand Up to Swazi King’, Unions Urged Trade unions across the southern African region have been urged to stand up

King Mswati’s tyranny in Swaziland shows some cracks Swaziland has recently experienced two events with potential significance for the country’s

No Let Up in Call for Democracy The Commonwealth is to continue to pressure Swaziland to democratise and allow political

Swaziland’s Massive Military Spending A new report shows Swaziland spent US$259.8 million on its military in the past three years.

No Oversight On Swazi King’s Spending There is no oversight on how Swaziland King Mswati III, his fifteen wives and

ILO demands eight reforms in Swaziland Before placing Swaziland in the Special Paragraph at the conclusion of its 104th Conference,

King Mswati, the mine and the $20m plane Mswati III is a rand billionaire. When his jet was seized for

Unions Call to End Swazi Repression An international delegation of union leaders traveling in Swaziland is calling on the government

Labour delegation condemns Swaziland A delegation from the International Trade Union Confederation (Ituc) has concluded an inspection tour of Swaziland