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Swaziland:
Army, Police Close Down Swaziland's Main Commercial City in Bid to Halt Coronavirus Spread
Swazi Media, 27 April 2020
The army and police have closed down Manzini, the main commercial city in Swaziland (eSwatini), setting up road blocks, forcing people to be screened for coronavirus and arresting… Read more »
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Swaziland:
Public Need Written Permission to Travel in Swaziland in Big Coronavirus Clampdown
Swazi Media, 27 April 2020
People in Swaziland (eSwatini) will need written permission to travel between towns and cities as the coronavirus lockdown in the kingdom intensifies. Police and army will mount… Read more »
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Swaziland:
Malnutrition in Swaziland Set to Rise to Hit Quarter of Total Population
Swazi Media, 23 April 2020
Malnutrition in Swaziland (eSwatini) is set to rise so that nearly a quarter of the total population will need help getting food, a United Nations' agency reported. Read more »
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Swaziland:
Govt. Pledges to Feed 300,000 Facing Hunger in Next Two Weeks As Coronavirus Intensifies
Swazi Media, 22 April 2020
The Swaziland (eSwatini) Government says it will feed 300,000 people - nearly a quarter of the entire population - over the next two weeks during the present coronavirus crisis.… Read more »
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Swaziland:
MPs Demand Govt. Action As Hunger Spreads During Coronavirus Lockdown
Swazi Media, 21 April 2020
The House of Assembly in Swaziland (eSwatini) has demanded immediate action from the government as hunger spreads across the kingdom and doctors and nurses continue to be without… Read more »
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Swaziland:
Swaziland Nurses' Union Calls for Closure of Major Hospital in Fight Against Coronavirus
Swazi Media, 19 April 2020
Nurses in Swaziland (eSwatini) want a major hospital closed down, the patients discharged, and then it reopened as a scaled-down coronavirus centre. Read more »
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Swaziland:
People Face 'Imminent Death From Hunger' As COVID-19 Lockdown Hits Poorest
Swazi Media, 20 April 2020
People in a township in Swaziland (eSwatini) face 'imminent death from hunger' after they lost their jobs because of the coronavirus shutdown in the kingdom. Read more »
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Swaziland:
Swaziland's Absolute Monarch Extends Coronavirus Lockdown - PM Statement
Swazi Media, 15 April 2020
King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), has extended the coronavirus lockdown in his kingdom for a further 21 days, his Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini… Read more »
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