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Swaziland - 12 February 2016
Swaziland gov’t appeals for more donor assistance Donor partners have been urged by the Swaziland government to help bring along more organisations to aid Swaziland in dealing with effects of natural disaster, local media report here …
Swaziland - 2 February 2016
Swaziland Workers Demand Release of Government Salary Report Swaziland’s workers unions petitioned the government of King Mswati III, to release of a salary review report that highlights working conditions of public sector workers across …
Swaziland - 10 November 2015
LET US GIVE GOOD EDUCATION TO OUR CHILDREN The community should stand together for the children so that Swaziland can be counted as a rich country as well, maybe by 2022 we will have taken great strides. Parents should lead by example when …
Swaziland - 27 October 2015
King - ‘I’ve No Assets Outside Swaziland’ King Mswati III of Swaziland who was once reported to have a personal net worth of US$200 million has told a court that he has no assets outside of Swaziland. He made his statement in a case where …
Swaziland - 20 October 2015
Committee Tells Swazi Speaker to Quit The Swaziland House of Assembly Speaker Themba Msibi has been told to resign by a Parliamentary Select Committee. The five-member committee found him guilty of a series of offences, including nepotism …
Swaziland - 13 October 2015
Textile Protest - Police Fire Guns Police in Swaziland fired guns and teargas at workers engaged in a legitimate protest against employment conditions. According to different local newspaper reports between 2,000 and 3,000 workers at the …
Swaziland - 30 September 2015
Call to End Swazi Media Censorship Lawyers in Swaziland and an international human rights group have jointly called for media freedom in the kingdom to be respected. In a submission to the United Nations they also call for an end to media …
Swaziland - 16 September 2015
Swaziland, Zim are Africa’s most unfree Satisfaction with democracy remains elusive, as just 51 percent of citizens surveyed in 28 African countries believed their country was a full democracy, or one with just a few problems, an …
Swaziland - 1 September 2015
Zuma sends condolences to Swaziland following horror road crash President Jacob Zuma has sent a message of condolences to King Mswati III and the Swaziland government following a horrific road accident in the tiny neighbouring kingdom on …
Swaziland - 25 August 2015
Swaziland ‘To Build $3bn Shipping Port’ The Government of Swaziland, an impoverished African nation with no coastline, has backed a plan to build a shipping port which will cost an estimated US$3 billion. The scheme follows the completion …
Swaziland - 19 August 2015
‘Stand Up to Swazi King’, Unions Urged Trade unions across the southern African region have been urged to stand up to Swaziland’s autocratic King Mswati III in an attempt to bring democracy to the kingdom. Southern African Development …
Building Regional and International Consensus: Burundi, Lesotho, Madagascar and Zimbabwe
On 06 August 2015 SALO hosted a consensus building dialogue on Burundi, Lesotho, Swaziland and Madagascar. This dialogue focused on these countries within the context of recent multi-lateral interventions in the respective countries. Chair …
Swaziland - 29 July 2015
King Mswati’s tyranny in Swaziland shows some cracks Swaziland has recently experienced two events with potential significance for the country’s democratisation. The first was the issuing of a warrant of arrest for Chief Justice Michael …
King Mswati’s tyranny in Swaziland shows some cracks - Klaus Kristensen, Sowetan, 21 July 2015
Read PDF here: Klaus Swaziland 21 July
Swaziland - 16 July 2015
No Let Up in Call for Democracy The Commonwealth is to continue to pressure Swaziland to democratise and allow political parties to contest elections in the kingdom. It is also urging a review of the kingdom’s constitution to ensure that …
President of People’s United Democratic Movement Mario Masuku and Youth Leader Maxwell Dlamini out on bail
15 July 2015, Swaziland Mario Masuku and Maxwell Dlamini were granted bail by the Supreme Court of Swaziland after spending more than a year in prison charged with sedition and terrorism. Acting Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala, Justice …
Swaziland - 2 July 2015
Swaziland’s Massive Military Spending A new report shows Swaziland spent US$259.8 million on its military in the past three years. In 2014 military spending amounted to 5.9 percent of all government, spending in Swaziland, according to the …
PUDEMO WELCOMES THE RELEASE OF THULANI MASEKO AND BHEKI MAKHUBU, BUT STILL DEMANDS THE RELEASE OF PRESIDENT MARIO MASUKU
PUDEMO STATEMENT – 01 JULY 2015 The Peoples United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) welcomes the release of Human Rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and magazine editor Bheki Makhubu from prison. Even though their families and friends have suffered …
Swaziland - 25 June 2015
No Oversight On Swazi King’s Spending There is no oversight on how Swaziland King Mswati III, his fifteen wives and vast royal family spend public money, a United States report has concluded. The US makes annual reviews of the ‘fiscal …
Swaziland - 18 June 2015
ILO demands eight reforms in Swaziland Before placing Swaziland in the Special Paragraph at the conclusion of its 104th Conference, the International Labour Organisation outlined at least eight actions it wants the kingdom’s government to …