Eswatini:   Pretoria's Conditions Tie Mbabane's Hands

SAR, 15 September 2011

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 »

Eswatini:   Financial Crisis Forces Schools to Close

UNIRIN, 15 September 2011

The vast majority of Swaziland's primary and secondary public schools have not opened for the new term, after the government failed to settle the outstanding education fees of… Read more »

Eswatini:   No Fees No School

IPS, 16 September 2011

The future education of Swazi children remains uncertain, as public schools across the country have not reopened for the new term because government has not been able to pay for… Read more »

Eswatini:   Mbabane Resists Reform, Seeks Money in Middle East

SAR, 1 September 2011

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 »

Eswatini:   Tiffs About Talks About Talks

SAR, 1 September 2011

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 »

Eswatini:   Swaziland Fails To Meet Its IMF Targets

Swazi Media, 1 September 2011

The Swaziland Government has failed to meet the targets it set itself for the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF has now suggested the government cuts public expenditure… Read more »

Eswatini:   Disagreement On How South African Loan Should Be Spent

IPS, 15 August 2011

Despite the 2.4 billion emalangeni (342 million dollar) loan from the South African government to its cash-strapped neighbour, Swaziland is sinking deeper into debt. Read more »

Eswatini:   Dear Pravin - Dictators Don't Do Dialogue

OSISA, 4 August 2011

Don't be fooled for a second by Pravin Gordhan's talk about the governance conditions attached to South Africa's 'bailout for Swaziland'. He's not. He knows that the conditions are… Read more »

Eswatini:   South Africa's Bailout - a Political Anti-Climax?

ISS, 4 August 2011

South Africa's granting of a R2.4 billion loan to help address Swaziland's liquidity crisis - without explicit political stipulations - has divided public opinion. The Swaziland… Read more »

Eswatini:   Uprising in the Slip-Stream of North Africa

Fahamu, 30 June 2011

April protests in Swaziland galvanised the democratic movement and saw ordinary people turn out in the droves, writes Peter Kenworthy. But getting rid of a king turns out to be… Read more »

Eswatini:   World Bank Calls for Reforms to Boost Trade, Investment

World Bank, 24 May 2011

At a seminar hosted by the Government of Swaziland and World Bank, “Swaziland’s Prospects for PrivateSector-Led Growth,” participants called for a stronger reform… Read more »

Eswatini:   Govt Continues to Face 'Severe Fiscal Crisis,' Says IMF

IMF, 18 May 2011

A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Joannes Mongardini, visited Swaziland from May 4 to May 18, 2011. The mission held discussions on the first… Read more »

Eswatini:   Govt Faces Financial Crisis

UNIRIN, 12 January 2011

While Swaziland's government considers recommendations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at staving off economic disaster, the impacts of a growing financial crisis… Read more »

Southern Africa:   A Customs Union to Prevent Failed States

UNIRIN, 18 August 2010

Increasing strains on a century-old, five-nation southern African customs union is raising questions as to whether the sovereignty of its poorest members - Lesotho and Swaziland -… Read more »

South Africa:   Flexing Muscles With Poor Neighbours

IPS, 21 September 2010

The beleaguered Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has to face up to serious challenges at its upcoming heads of state meeting in October, including the divergent interests of… Read more »