The government of Eswatini (Swaziland) has denounced media reports that King Mswati III has ordered for the arrest of men in the country who fail to marry more than one wife starting June 2019.
The story, which was first published by the Zambian Observer, and picked up by several other online publications, claimed that Swazi men have been compelled by the government to marry more wives.
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