August 01

• Swaziland: Typical Month of Greed in Swaziland

  Some of King Mswati III's 13 wives and 100 or so of their closest friends set off on a vacation to Japan and Australia costing an estimated US$10 million this month (July 2013). Read more »

• Swaziland: Kingdom's Constitution Is 'A Fraud'

  The Swaziland Government's official spokesperson Percy Simelane scored an own goal when trying to defend the legitimacy of the kingdom's constitution. Read more »

July 29

• Swaziland: Govt to Blame for Hunger Levels

  Prince Hlangusemphi, Swaziland's Minister of Economic Planning and Development, was wide of the mark when he told the World Food Programme (WFP) that eradicating hunger in the... Read more »

• Swaziland: Queens On U.S.$10 Million Vacation

  Several of the wives of King Mswati III who rules the impoverished kingdom of Swaziland are presently on a vacation trip to Japan and Australia that will cost an estimated US$10... Read more »

• Swaziland: Beware Reed Dance Propaganda

  As Swaziland gets ready for the annual Umhlanga or Reed Dance Festival media across the world are falling for King Mswati III's propaganda. Read more »

July 28

• Swaziland: 'Voting Registration Figures Falsified'

  The number of people who have registered to vote in Swaziland's upcoming election has been 'grossly distorted', the kingdom's Communist Party has said. Read more »

July 27

• Swaziland: Economy Hit By Political Instability

  Claims by King Mswati III and his government that the economic crisis in his kingdom is largely due to world economic conditions have been undermined by two new reports. Read more »

July 17

• Swaziland: Swazi Diplomats Live the High Life

  Swazi diplomats lived the 'high life' on a visit to New York, while people in Swaziland struggled to survive, a US television channel revealed. Read more »

• Swaziland: Call for SADC to Support Democracy

  Democrats in Swaziland are calling on SADC to press King Mswati III to allow democracy in his kingdom. Read more »

July 07

• Swaziland: Airport 'To Definitely Open' This Year

  The Sikhuphe Airport, dubbed King Mswati's vanity project, will definitely be ready to open before the end of 2013, according to Solomon Dube, Director of the Swaziland Civil... Read more »

• Swaziland: Now, It's Doctor King Mswati

  Swaziland's controversial Limkokwing University has awarded King Mswati III an honorary doctorate. Read more »

July 04

• Swaziland: Campaign to Unban Union Group

  Today (4 July 2013), Africa Contact launched an ACT NOW campaign to unban Swazi trade union federation, TUCOSWA, together with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and... Read more »

• Swaziland: Unban Tucoswa, Says ILO Unions [analysis]

  After years of negotiations, Swaziland's trade unions federations decided to merge into one organisation, the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA). The Swazi government... Read more »

July 02

• Swaziland: State Police Spy On Local MPs

  Police in Swaziland are spying on the kingdom's members of parliament. Read more »

July 01

• Swaziland: Election Fails to Hit Fever Pitch

  The election process has started in Swaziland - but it has hardly reached fever pitch. Read more »

June 29

• Swaziland: Jail Officers Assault Kids for Five Hours

  Children at the Malkerns Juvenile Industrial School were systematically assaulted for more than five hours by correctional service officers. Read more »

• Swaziland: King Under Suspicion On Arms Deal

  News that Swaziland's army has taken delivery of another arms shipment has sparked fears that King Mswati is acting as an intermediary for a rogue state that cannot directly buy... Read more »

June 25

• Swaziland: PM - State Files Kept On Critics

  Swaziland's Prime Minister Barnabas Dlamini told parliament that files are being kept on people in the kingdom who criticise the government and they will be used to ensure they... Read more »

June 24

• Swaziland: Low Turnout So Registration Goes On

  King Mswati III of Swaziland has ordered election registration in the kingdom to be extended by a week as the number of people signing up has failed to reach targets. Read more »

June 22

• Swaziland: Masuku Campaigns in Denmark

  During an official visit to Denmark this week, President of the People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) in Swaziland, Mario Masuku, met with the speaker of the Danish... Read more »

June 21

• Swaziland: Police Shoot As Children Protest

  Police in Swaziland fired live bullets and teargas as children protested against alleged corruption at their school. Read more »

• Swaziland: Voters 'Reject' Election Registration [analysis]

  Swaziland's Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) chair Chief Gija Dlamini is making excuses for the low turnout for registration for this year's discredited national election. Read more »

June 15

• Swaziland: Only 822 Passengers At King's Airport

  Only 822 passengers per day on average are expected to use the new Sikhuphe Airport when it eventually opens, official figures reveal. Read more »

June 14

• Swaziland: Election - Corruption At Registration [opinion]

  People are registering more than once ahead of the Swaziland national election due in September. Read more »

• Swaziland: Activist Stones Ginindza Dies [press release]

  Swazi activist Stones Ginindza passes away Read more »