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African leaders use anti-terror laws to silence journalists

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Reporters in Eswatini, Egypt, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia and Cameroon have been arrested
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Making media freedom in ESwatini is more than a dream

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Magazine editor Bheki Makhubu, in spite of harassment from King Mswati and his cronies, is undeterred in his bid to expose the regime’s wrongdoings
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eSwatini says fake polygamy story ‘insult’ to king and country

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The story, carried by the Zambian Observer said that Swazi men would have to marry several wives starting from June
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Brutal evictions a blot on eSwatini

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Hundreds of people are homeless and destitute, largely because they don’t have security of tenure
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Swaziland’s name change challenged in court

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Does King Mswati III have the authority to change the name of his country without consultation?
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Swaziland’s leaders must stop eating all the grass

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When King Mswati III celebrated his 50th birthday last month, he was apparently wearing a diamond encrusted watch worth an incredible $1.6-million
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The life of Lungu: Mystery mansion raises suspicion

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The plans for the president's eSwatini estate were leaked on social media earlier this week
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The businessman’s murder that rocked the Swazi kingdom

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Victor Gamedze was one of the most powerful men in Swaziland. But his death raises more questions than answers
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After Mugabe, could King Mswati be the next strongman to fall?

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​In the wake of Robert Mugabe’s fall from grace, commentators are rushing to ask: Which long-term African leader is next in line to hit the dust?
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King Mswati’s grand vision just a hollow shell

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As the Swazi king takes the SADC chair, his vanity projects have come under scrutiny.
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SADC puts the focus on Swaziland, an anachronism in an ostensibly democratic region

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Besides being the last absolute monarchy in Africa, its people are desperately poor and money is being wasted on the king’s vanity projects.
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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.
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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.
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Reporters in Eswatini, Egypt, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia and Cameroon have been arrested

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