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Eswatini:
Embattled Govt Diverts Pensions to Children
UNIRIN, 22 March 2011
Swaziland's government, feeling the pinch of a growing financial crisis, has suspended this quarter's pensions for the elderly and redirected the money to pay the school fees of… Read more »
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Eswatini:
Thousands March to Demand Firing of Cabinet
IPS, 19 March 2011
Thousands of protesters brought the Swazi capital of Mbabane to a standstill Friday as they took to the streets to oppose imminent salary cuts to civil service wages - and demand… Read more »
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Eswatini:
Protesters Plan to Bring Capital to Standstill
allAfrica, 17 March 2011
Civil society and union activists will join students in a mass protest against the Swazi government on Friday. Read more »
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Eswatini:
Police 'Plan to Attack Protestors'
Swazi Media, 17 March 2011
The Swaziland police and state paramilitary forces are preparing to brutally attack the labour unions demonstration due in Mbabane tomorrow (Friday 18 March 2011). The Swaziland… Read more »
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Eswatini:
Financial Crisis Deepens as Local Govt Fails to Pay Civil Servant's Rent
Swaziland Solidarity Network, 17 March 2011
The government of Swaziland has failed to pay its employees the rent for the month of March. This is unprecedented and signals the broke state that the government is in. Read more »
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Eswatini:
Local Uprising Begins on Friday
Swaziland Solidarity Newtwork, 17 March 2011
The long awaited Swazi mass protests will effectively begin on Friday, the 18th of March, as government employees and tertiary students from various sectors will take to the… Read more »
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Eswatini:
Cosatu Supports the 18th Mass Action by Local Workers
COSATU, 17 March 2011
COSATU supports the legitimate demands of Swazi workers and the broad democratic fraternity of Swaziland at this critical hour in their protracted struggle for democracy and social… Read more »
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Eswatini:
Media Commentary - Telling the Truth About the Nation
Fahamu, 3 February 2011
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Eswatini:
A Poorer Government Means More Poor People
UNIRIN, 7 December 2010
Swaziland's declining revenue and a refusal to shelve prestige projects in the face of growing unemployment is exerting pressure on public health services and food production. Read more »
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Eswatini:
King is Most Influential Monarch in Africa
Business Day, 3 December 2009
NOT only is he described as Africa's only remaining absolute monarch, Swaziland's King Mswati is considered the most influential monarch in Africa. Read more »
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Southern Africa:
Party Rails At 'Brotherhood' Protecting Swazi King
Business Day, 20 August 2010
THE banned People's United Democratic Movement (Pudemo) of Swaziland yesterday railed at Southern African leaders for turning a blind eye to repression and human rights abuses in… Read more »