Eswatini
Swaziland - 12 August 2016
Swaziland to procure 28% power through biomass Surrounded by South Africa, land-locked Swaziland is looking to develop a 35MW biomass power plant, which will commence operation in three years. According to Renewable Energy World, once …
Swaziland - 5 August 2016
King to Party While Swazis Go Hungry King Mswati III of Swaziland has collected about E40 million (US$3 million) to host a lavish SADC Heads of State summit at a time when his government could release only E22 million of the E305 million …
Swaziland - 29 July 2016
King of impoverished Swaziland gets millions in budget King Mswati III’s royal budget has been increased to $69.8 million in the current financial year at a time when Swaziland continues to struggle with rising poverty and a sluggish …
Swaziland - 22 July 2016
Swaziland Rights Group Lashes King Mswati Over Jet Purchase The Swaziland Solidarity Network has lashed out at King Mswati III, questioning his morality and leadership and saying that he deliberately works against getting people out of …
Swaziland - 8 July 2016
WFP launches emergency food distribution in Swaziland he World Food Programme has launched emergency food distributions in Swaziland to feed vulnerable people in one of the country’s worst-hit by the recent El Niño weather event, which led …
Swaziland - 24 June 2016
High Commissioner to UK Slams Allegations By Maid Swaziland’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Her Excellency Dumisile Sukati has strongly refuted reports that she trafficked her housekeeper Zanele Shongwe to London in 2011. In a …
Swaziland - 17 June 2016
Swaziland Prepares for 36th SADC Summit The Kingdom of Swaziland is intensifying preparations for the annual regional summit where southern African countries will review progress towards deepening integration and promoting socio-economic …
Swaziland - 3 June 2016
Swaziland King Mswati to Become SADC Chairman in August Swaziland’s King Mswati III is set to become the next chairman of the Southern African Development Community at the regional heads of state and government summit to be held in …
Swaziland - 27 May 2016
Opposition calls for the disruption of Swazi elections Voters have begun registering for elections in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, with unions calling for a boycott of a “rubber-stamp” poll. Authorities expect some 600 000 …
Swaziland - 20 May 2016
Mswati’s jet impounded in Canada again A private jet belonging to Swaziland’s King Mswati III has been detained for the second time in Canada due to a debt dispute. BBC reported that the monarch’s McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87 was “impounded” …
Swaziland - 13 May 2016
King Donates to Swazi Drought Relief King Mswati III the absolute monarch in Swaziland has ‘donated’ US$150,000 to help victims of drought in his kingdom. It came weeks after it was revealed the government he handpicked will spend US$13 …
Swaziland - 29 April 2016
Swaziland Groups Kick Against Amendment Bills Civil society and pro-democracy groups have called on parliamentarians in Swaziland to scrap debates on three proposed amendments that they say would further erode the fundamental human rights …
Swaziland - 22 April 2016
Zuma in Swaziland for Customs Union talks President Jacob Zuma on Thursday arrived in Swaziland for talks with King Mswati III on matters relating to Southern African Customs Union (SACU). In a statement, the Presidency said Zuma had …
President Jacob Zuma Arrives in Swaziland
*The Presidency, 21 April 2016* President Jacob Zuma has today, 21 April 2016, arrived in the Kingdom of Swaziland for consultation with His Majesty King Mswati III on matters relating to Southern African Customs Union (SACU). The President …
Swaziland - 15 April 2016
King ‘Steals From Children’ to Buy Jet The best-known of the prodemocracy groups in Swaziland has accused King Mswati III of stealing from children so he could have his own personal jet aircraft. The People’s United Democratic Movement …
Swaziland - 8 April 2016
MPs Block Swazi King’s New Jet Members of the Swaziland Parliament have blocked a move to pay E96 million (about US$6.4 million at the present ever-fluctuating exchange rate) for a jet plane for the kingdom’s autocratic monarch King Mswati …
Swaziland - 1 April 2016
Govt, Unions Agree to Map Work Plan on Salary Review Public sector unions and government have reached an agreement to map out a work plan of activities to lead to the implementation of the salary review report but the unions are not sure if …
Swaziland - 18 March 2016
New Germany, Singapore ambassadors for Swaziland Swaziland’s King Mswati III today received letters of credence from Germany and Singapore Ambassadors to Swaziland at the Lozitha Royal Palace, APA reports on Thursday.When meeting Walter …
Swaziland - 11 March 2016
Swazi Security Budget Soars Swaziland is to spend US$150 million on security in the coming year, the kingdom’s annual budget reveals. It amounts to 11 percent of the tiny kingdom’s total budget. The money will be spent on the army (USDF), …
Swaziland - 4 March 2016
Swaziland Declares National Emergency as Drought Intensifies The government of Swaziland has declared a national emergency as the land-locked southern African nation continues to suffer the effects of a devastating drought. The Prime …