December 2

• Swaziland: Take From the King, Give to Poor - IMF

  Swaziland should spend less on King Mswati III and his Royal Family and give the money saved to projects to help the poor, a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)... Read more »

November 29

• Swaziland: Man Found Dead in Police Cell

  A man has been found dead in a Swaziland police cell. Read more »

November 20

• Swaziland: King Snubs New Swazi Woman Bishop [opinion]

  The Swaziland King, his Royal Family, the Swazi Government and local authority members, all snubbed the ordination of Africa's first woman Anglican bishop. Read more »

November 19

• Swaziland: Minister Wrong Over Sacking Workers [opinion]

  Swaziland's Minister of Economic Planning and Development Prince Hlangusemphi seriously misled people when he said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was forcing the... Read more »

November 16

• Swaziland: Cops Train Equatorial Guinea Human Rights Abusers [opinion]

  Swaziland is training police officers from Equatorial Guinea, one of the few countries in Africa with arguably a human rights record as bad as King Mswati III's kingdom. Read more »

• Swaziland: King's Paper Supports Police Torture [opinion]

  The Swazi Observer, the newspaper in effect owned by King Mswati III, has come out in favour of police torturing suspects. Read more »

• Swaziland: Minister Cries For Help to Open New University [opinion]

  In one of the most bizarre stories to come out of Swaziland's troubled Limkokwing University, the Minister of Education and Training Wilson Ntshangase publicly claimed that he... Read more »

November 15

• Swaziland: Students Mark 'Black Wednesday' [press release]

  This date 14 November is very important in the history of the student's movement in Swaziland. It is a day which we need to commemorate, lest we forget about selfless young women... Read more »

• Swaziland: King's Paper Backs Radio Censorship

  The Swazi Observer, the newspaper in effect owned by King Mswati III, has backed the Prime Minister Barnabas Dlamini's ban on MPs going on the radio. Read more »

• Swaziland: MPs Don't Understand Constitution [opinion]

  For the first time it has been publicly acknowledged that King Mswati III took it upon himself to ignore a vote of confidence passed on his government by the Swaziland House of... Read more »

November 14

• Swaziland: Kingdom Is Not a Democracy. Period [opinion]

  Swaziland's Prime Minister Barnabas Dlamini told the House of Assembly that MPs needed a workshop so they could understand what their responsibilities were. Read more »

November 13

• Swaziland: King Did Not Save Kingdom's Economy [editorial]

  Swaziland Prime Minister Barnabas Dlamini has falsely stated that King Mswati III was personally responsible for saving the kingdom's economy by getting E7 billion (US$780 million)... Read more »

• Swaziland: Govt Bans MPs From the Radio

  Swaziland Members of Parliament say they are being banned from the radio airwaves by the government. Read more »

November 12

• Swaziland: Support Grows for Gay Hate MP [opinion]

  Swaziland gay hate MP Aaron Sotja Dladla is gaining support for his campaign to have homosexuality banned in the kingdom. Read more »

November 10

• Swaziland: Bogus Claim On Airport Opening [analysis]

  Swaziland's new airport at Sikhuphe will be open for business in early 2013, according to Bertram Stewart, Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development. Read more »

November 9

• Swaziland: Harassment Continues for Women [press release]

  The plight of women in Swaziland is far from over as parliamentarians opposed the protection of women from stalking. Senators were discussing the longstanding Sexual Offences and... Read more »

November 8

• Swaziland: IMF Reports Govt Economic Failures [analysis]

  Swaziland's Government has failed to improve the economy in any appreciable way and cannot pay its bills. This means immediate public expenditure cuts are needed if the government... Read more »

November 5

• Swaziland: Call for Law to Ban Hate Speech

  One of Swaziland's most vocal pro-democracy groups has called for a new law to ban hate speech against homosexuals. Read more »

November 3

• Swaziland: Why PM Dlamini Should Quit Now [opinion]

  The statement from Swaziland Prime Minister Barnabas Dlamini that he does not want another term in office deserves to be met with belly laughs. Read more »

November 2

• Swaziland: King's Empty Boasts On Prosperity [opinion]

  King Mswati is at it again, offering empty boasts that he has attracted foreign business people to invest in his kingdom on a large scale, with thousands of jobs on offer for his... Read more »

November 1

• Swaziland: Govt in Court to Attack Union Group [press release]

  TUCOSWA case to be heard on 15 November 2012 Read more »

October 31

• Swaziland: Public Order Review Curbs Freedom [press release]

  FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CONTINUE TO BE CURTAILED IN SWAZILAND Read more »

• Swaziland: UK Calls for Political Parties to Be Unbanned

  The UK Government has called for political parties to be unbanned in Swaziland and for them to be allowed to contest national elections next year. Read more »

October 29

• Swaziland: False Claim Over King's Sacrifice [opinion]

  The claim by Swaziland Finance Minister Mazozi Sithole that King Mswati III has asked him to freeze the Royal budget so he can help his subjects during the present economic crisis... Read more »

October 24

• Swaziland: Paper Distorts Story to Protect King [opinion]

  The Times Sunday, an independent newspaper in Swaziland, distorted a story about UK Prime Minister David Cameron and freedom and democracy in the kingdom, to deflect criticism away... Read more »