Cash-strapped Swaziland plans to spend nearly half of its R2.4-billion loan from South Africa on capital-investment projects.
The IMF has given Swaziland a firm thumbs-down on its fiscal reforms, effectively dashing King Mswati III’s hopes of securing international loans.
Swaziland’s King Mswati III has demanded that R400-million be paid to him as a commission for securing a loan from the South African government.
A group of media colleagues and <b>Nikiwe Bikitsha</b> got more than we bargained for on a recent trip to Swaziland.
Jacob Zuma’s R2.4-billion loan to Swaziland has unwittingly strengthened the hand of unions, says <b>Rapule Tabane</b>.
After the year of the PIG the idea of a currency union, especially emulating the EU model, agreed to by SADC, does not look terribly clever.
President Jacob Zuma has defended the R2.4-billion loan government has granted Swaziland, saying one shouldn’t let one’s neighbour collapse.
The finance minister has defended a controversial R2.4-billion bailout for Swaziland, saying he hoped it would encourage democratic shifts there.
Swaziland’s university failed to re-open for the new academic year on Monday, officials said, adding it would remain closed indefinitely.
Swaziland’s government will go ahead with planned salary cuts of civil servants despite receiving a $355-million bailout loan from South Africa.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said he agreed with Swazi activists that their state should unban political parties, media reports have said.
Commentators are doubtful that SA’s R2.4-billion loan to Swaziland will secure long-term economic stability or meaningful political reform to them.
Numsa has added its voice to criticism of SA’s granting of a R2.4-billion loan to Swaziland, slamming the ‘"tyranny" of "hyena" King Mswati’s regime.
Swaziland has received a R2.4-billion ($350-million) loan from neighbouring South Africa, a desperately needed lifeline for the crisis-hit kingdom.
There is money available to alleviate Swaziland’s financial crisis, but its king holds the purse strings.
Unions in Swaziland have sent their members out into the streets to protest against cuts in civil servants’ salaries as the financial crisis deepen.
Swaziland’s King Mswati III has called for his male subjects to get circumcised as he endorsed a campaign aimed at tackling the world’s highest HIV.
The South African Customs Union will give Swaziland a R400-million bailout in its next quarterly revenue payments to help the cash-strapped kingdom.
Nothando Dube, the 12th wife of King Mswati III, says she is isolated and beaten by guards.
A Swazi businessman who claims he was left penniless after the king’s office "took over" his guesthouse has been prevented from taking legal action.
The suspension of a highly respected Swazi judge for allegedly insulting King Mswati III is seen as a direct attack on Swaziland’s judiciary.
The South African government is in a sticky spot. Since King Mswati III of Swaziland made a request for R1.2-billion loan.
Swazi high court judge Thomas Masuku has been charged with insulting King Mswati III over a ruling that referred to him as "fork-tongued".
The African Development Bank has refused Swaziland a bailout loan as it hasn’t met IMF conditions, a move described as "a catastrophe" for the nation.
Labour unions are planning a series of further strikes to voice their feelings about proposed wage cuts and to lobby the government to resign.
Soaking in the crowd singing the chorus to his hit <i>Neria</i> at Swaziland’s Bushfire festival, Zimbabwean artist Oliver Mtukudzi paused…
About 3 000 Swazi teachers marched to the South African and American embassies to appeal for an international asset freeze against King Mswati III.
King Mswati III of Swaziland has cancelled plans for a lavish "silver jubilee" as his kingdom tries to claw its way out of a financial crisis.
Swaziland will most likely not have the funds to pay civil servants their salaries in May and June, the country’s finance minister says.
Swaziland on Tuesday opposed bail for two activists arrested in pro-democracy protests this month on charges of illegal possession of explosives.
Absolute monarch’s invitation to royal wedding angers poverty-striken in Swaziland suffering from a brutal crackdown on dissent.
Swaziland’s trade unions have vowed to continue peaceful protest aimed at pressuring the government to step down.