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eSwatini Govt Will Not Feed the Starving During Lockdown

In eSwatini, access to food has become increasingly difficult during the extreme lockdown that was imposed by the authorities in a bid to bolster efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. However, the government says it will not send food to the starving and destitute in towns and cities, leaving an already vulnerable population at the risk of slipping deeper into hunger.

Swaziland: Govt Says It Will Not Feed Towns and Cities During Coronavirus Lockdown

Swazi Media, 29 April 2020

The Swaziland (eSwatini) Government will not send food to the starving and destitute in towns and cities during the extreme lockdown that it has imposed in the fight against… Read more »

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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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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eSwatini Refutes Reports of King Mswati's Illness

The government of Eswatini has dismissed as fake news, reports that King Mswati III - the last absolute monarch in Africa - is "critically ill" with COVID-19. The reports began to ... Read more »
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Coronavirus lockdowns around the world could lead to a 20% surge in domestic violence as victims remain trapped at home with their abusers, the United Nations has predicted. Tens ... Read more »
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