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March 9, 2012
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Swaziland: Unions Moot Bigger Political Role
The first national conference of Swaziland's unified trade union federation Tucoswa this weekend (10-11 February 2012) will potentially see the union movement adopt a more... Read more »
January 27, 2012
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Swaziland: Customs Revenues Help to Prop Up King
The R7 billion (US$879 million) Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) payout to Swaziland for the 2012-13 financial year could keep King Mswati III's tottering government afloat... Read more »
January 13, 2012
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Swaziland: Rumblings in Military Augur Badly for King
Swaziland's military is showing signs of irritation at King Mswati III's increasingly desperate cost-cutting to avoid democratic transformation. Read more »
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Swaziland: Opposition Squabbles as Govt Collapses
Rather than hastening the apparently inevitable, slow-motion collapse of the Mswati administration, Swaziland's government-in-waiting under the People's United Democratic Movement... Read more »
December 9, 2011
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Swaziland: Mswati's Moves Unlikely to Stop Implosion
For traditionalists, King Mswati III's troubled year, the rapid collapse of Swaziland's economy and the surge in pro-democracy protests has little to do with South Africa's... Read more »
October 15, 2011
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Swaziland: King Now Seeks No-Strings South African Bailout
Swaziland's absolute ruler Mswati III was back in South Africa this week to try to persuade Pretoria to proceed with the R2,4-billion (USUS$307-million) loan promised to his... Read more »
September 29, 2011
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Swaziland: Govt Paralysed as Volatility Grows
Though the aftermath of the robust anti-government protests of early September has deepened government paralysis and created a more volatile situation across the country,... Read more »
September 18, 2011
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Swaziland: Pretoria's Conditions Tie Mbabane's Hands
The relative restraint shown by the Swazi government during the five days of rolling protests across the country last week demonstrate Mbabane's increasing recognition that... Read more »
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Swaziland: Mswati Stalls South African Loan Deal
King Mswati III's government has yet to sign the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will activate the first tranche of the R2,4-billion loan by South Africa. Read more »
September 4, 2011
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Swaziland: Tiffs About Talks About Talks [analysis]
King Mswati III and his government are showing little inclination to begin talks on the introduction to democracy. But Swaziland's pro-democracy movement and civil society... Read more »
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Swaziland: Mbabane Resists Reform, Seeks Money in Middle East
As the beleaguered Swazi government braces itself for another round of pro-democracy protests next week, it is increasingly clear that Mbabane is dragging its heels on meeting the... Read more »
August 21, 2011
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Swaziland: Limbering Up for Constitutional Talks
Even before the first Rand of South Africa's R2,4-billion has changed hands, Swazi government and pro-democracy formations are positioning themselves to benefit from the loan's... Read more »
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Swaziland: Pretoria Loan to Pay Democracy Dividend
As predicted, South Africa has structured its R2,4-billion (US$351-million) bailout package for Swaziland to maximise leverage for political reform in Africa's last absolute... Read more »
July 22, 2011
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Swaziland: The Lawyers Are Restless
King Mswati III's clumsy attempts to halt tentative moves by Swaziland's judiciary to question his constitutionally entrenched status as being above the law have backfired. Read more »
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Swaziland: South Africa Agrees to U.S. $200 Million Bailout
The South African Cabinet has agreed in principle to grant Swaziland a R1,4-billion (US$202-million) - slightly higher than the R1,2-billion originally reported (SAR Vol 29 No 18... Read more »
July 8, 2011
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Swaziland: South Africa Inches Towards Bailing Govt Out
The process of getting South Africa's bailout loan to Swaziland edges towards completion. Despite conflicting media reports, Pretoria and Manzini have agreed to a R1,2-billion... Read more »
June 12, 2011
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Swaziland: Mswati Heads for Pretoria to Plead for Bailout
King Mswati III is due in Pretoria next week to plead directly with President Jacob Zuma for a R10-billion (US$1,47-billion) loan to keep Swaziland from complete collapse. Read more »
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