King of Poverty-Stricken eSwatini Spends Millions on Flashy Cars
eSwatini Kingdom's absolute monarch King Mswati III has spent an estimated U.S.$6 million on 15 luxury Rolls-Royce vehicles for himself and his wives. This comes as the health ministry confirmed in parliament that there are only 16 working ambulances to serve the whole nation, coupled with the need for medicines and blood in public hospitals across the country.
There are only 16 working public ambulances to serve the whole of Swaziland (eSwatini). Another 12 are off the road in need of repair but there is no money to fix them. The news… Read more »
While his country, a struggling monarchy, battles with high rates of unemployment and poverty, the eSwatini king decided it was time to upgrade his ... see more »
Despite finding US$30 million to buy the kingdom's absolute monarch King Mswati III a second private plane, earmarking E1.5bn (US$125m) this year to build a conference centre and… Read more »
The Government of Swaziland / eSwatini has cut budgets for public health services across the kingdom and rural areas in particular are suffering, according to the latest report… Read more »
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