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Vuyisile Hlatshwayo

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Vuyisile Hlatshwayo

Vuyisile Hlatshwayo is a National Director at Media Institute of Southern Africa

Gelane Simelane-Zwane was awarded damages because a newspaper questioned her paternity.
BHEKI MAKHUBU

‘Climate of fear’ in eSwatini media

Self-censorship is rife as journalists are fined for stories that criticise royals or big business

  • Vuyisile Hlatshwayo
7 min read
The acting prime minister of eSwatini, Themba Masuku, will this week call on King Mswati III to open negotiations with opposition parties who have been outlawed since 1973. (Dmitry Feoktistov/TASS/Getty Images)
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The media is dead, long live the king

The state of King Mswati’s health is just one of many contentious issues that cannot be reported on in eSwatini

  • Vuyisile Hlatshwayo
7 min read