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Eswatini: Rumblings in Military Augur Badly for King
SAR, 12 January 2012
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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Eswatini: Opposition Squabbles as Govt Collapses
SAR, 12 January 2012
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 »
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Africa: Biko's Legacy Lives On in Swaziland's Civil Society
Fahamu, 22 December 2011
Father of South Africa's Black Consciousness Movement Steve Biko would have been 65 on 18 December. Peter Kenworthy looks at the influence of his ideas on Swazi civil society… Read more »
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Eswatini: Govt Faces Uncertain Future as It Borrows Locally
ISS, 17 November 2011
The Kingdom of Swaziland seems headed for an uncertain economic future following reports that the country's fiscal crisis has now reached a critical stage. Read more »
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Eswatini: Government Wins Loans to Pay Salaries
RNW Africa, 15 November 2011
Cash-strapped Swaziland has pulled together enough loans from local banks and private businesses to pay government workers on time this month, a spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »
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Eswatini: Panic As Salaries Cut News Leaks
Swazi Media, 12 November 2011
The Swaziland Government is panicking after an internal memo saying that salaries of public servants could not be paid this month and would be delayed by about two weeks was leaked… Read more »