Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment
Recently, a proposed amendment announced by the Tshiamiso Trust — set up to disburse compensation — now threatens to shut out even more former mine-workers with the disease from compensation they were promised after a successful class action
The Communists don’t feature as a force of any kind in opinion polls and when it has tried its luck in local by-elections it has been routed, at times struggling to get even a handful of votes. All indications are that it will have zero impact in the local elections
If we are to honour our freedom, we must also stand in sympathy with our neighbours, whose struggles remind us that democracy is never guaranteed. Their pain must be felt as our own and their hopes embraced as part of our shared destiny
The call for freedom of expression, including LGBTIQ+ rights, is a fundamental human right vital for safety and dignity
Like many of our struggle heroes, the many years he spent serving prison terms denied him a stable family life. This left his wife Cynthia, to raise their children largely alone as a single parent. He often expressed regret about not being present during his children’s upbringing and missing many of their important developmental milestones
One in every five girls across sub-Saharan Africa has experienced rape or sexual assault before turning 18
The same structural failures that sustain the HIV epidemic also sustain tuberculosis
HIV prevention services have been heavily affected by the pause on the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids in the country, with remote mobile clinics that served hard-to-reach people now closed
From eSwatini to Johannesburg, poets are finding new voices through travel, collaboration and the transformative power of cultural exchange
The country’s revival of the Sedition and Subversion Act is a revival of a colonial law that stifles human rights.
As Swaziland descends deeper into dictatorship, the monarch’s influence is spreading, and his alliance with Jacob Zuma threatens the region’s democratic future
air and timely access to justice is enshrined in the African Charter, yet many spend years behind bars, their cases in limbo or never brought before a court.
Country that ‘achieved the impossible’ in reducing deaths to zero now faces closure of key treatment centre
The absolute monarchy has been declared ‘not free’ after it scored 17 out of 100 in the Freedom in the World 2024 report
Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Malawi and Eswatini were singled out as countries of crucial concern
In eSwatini, half a million registered voters choose 59 MPs, who advise the king while he retains veto rights
The polls take place in a country that has remained firmly in King Mswati III’s grip for nearly four decades
Dissidents are are being killed, detained and forced into exile for demanding human rights and freedom
Specific Procurement Notice – Request for Bids
A World Bank study has found that the pandemic put a strain on healthcare workers, which affected the health system
The country is facing a critical shortage of antivenom to treat the victims of snake bites
The route is managed by the Mpumalanga, Eswatini and Mozambique tourism boards, and is considering including Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Lesotho and Botswana
Activist was assassinated because he demanded democratic reforms, say supporters
Unbearable poverty has finally ignited an uprising in the tiny kingdom and Mswati’s police and army officers are the first targets
The award-winning country music pair are the subject of a new documentary by filmmaker Jesse Rudoy, which premiered at the New York film festival
Companies in the country are using dry sugarcane waste to generate electricity
Regenerative farming community, under the aegis of The Tree of Life project, is working to combat climate change and boost macadamia export in Eswatini
Developing the common law of amaZulu will help bring about a peaceful resolution to succession and land conflicts
The queen’s teeth were allegedly knocked out by the absolute monarch