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King Mswati of Swaziland fires judge

September 29, 2011 by benim

Mbabane – Swaziland’s King Mswati III has fired a judge seen as one of the only critical voices in the southern African kingdom’s judiciary, a royal official said on Wednesday. Judge Thomas Masuku had already been suspended from the bench … read more »

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Students protest at Swaziland festival

August 25, 2011 by benim

Mbabane – Students in Swaziland protesting against the closure of their university threatened to derail a traditional festival on Wednesday, leading to seven arrests. The demonstrators tried to breach a police cordon in Ezulwini at the start of the annual … read more »

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Swaziland turns to South Africa for bailout

June 23, 2011 by benim

Swaziland has asked neighboring South Africa for an emergency bailout to patch over a chronic national cash crunch that has sparked rare political unrest against King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch. Swazi dissident groups have suggested Mswati, who has … read more »

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Swaziland Labor Unions Call Off Protests After Clampdown

April 14, 2011 by benim

Labor unions in Swaziland, sub- Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarchy, vowed to keep pressure on the government to move to a democratic system after a police crackdown forced them to call off a third day of demonstrations. The unions will … read more »

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Swaziland’s King Mswati III

April 12, 2011 by benim

Africa’s last absolute monarch, Swaziland’s King Mswati III, has enraged his impoverished nation by enjoying a lifestyle of unchecked luxury while demanding salary cuts from civil servants. Mswati has 13 wives and a fortune estimated at $100m, placing him on … read more »

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Swaziland minister downplays planned protests

April 5, 2011 by benim

Pretoria – Swaziland’s Foreign Minister Lutfo Dlamini on Tuesday downplayed anti-government protests planned for next week by an anonymous Facebook group. “We are hearing more about an uprising on April 12 outside Swaziland than we are inside,” Dlamini told media … read more »

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Africa’s richest royal and his poverty sticking nation

March 23, 2011 by benim

Swaziland is ruled by Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati III, ranked among the world’s richest royals but reigning over a nation mired in poverty, hunger and disease. With 13 wives and a personal fortune estimated at $100-million, Forbes magazine … read more »

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