Swaziland

/ 8 March 2023

Eswatini Air hitting the skies this month

The new airline will commence flights at the end of this month, heralding a new chapter in the country’s travel and tourism industry

By Sambulo Dlamini

The Green Guardian

/ 24 October 2022

Sweet and sour future for sugar power in eSwatini

Companies in the country are using dry sugarcane waste to generate electricity

By Phathizwe Zulu

Opinion

/ 9 March 2022

Right of reply: ‘Paddy Harper always returns to his old whipping boy, Mangosuthu Buthelezi’

A threatened coup in Lesotho was averted in 1998 and so was the apartheid regime’s attempt to cede part of South Africa to Swaziland

By Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi MP

Africa

/ 13 November 2021

‘Gross human rights abuses’ in Eswatini

Civil society has called for an investigation into King Mswati’s alleged crimes against humanity

By Zweli Martin Dlamini

Africa

/ 22 August 2021

Eswatini cop says ‘not in my name’

A police officer has fled the country after making allegations of human rights abuses

By Zweli Martin Dlamini

Africa

/ 23 July 2021

The youth of Eswatini demand change – and they want it now

Unless meaningful change occurs soon, more blood will be spilt on Swazi streets

By Mlamuli Gumedze

Africa

/ 16 July 2021

Pro-democracy politicians forced into hiding in Eswatini

King Mswati summons the nation to dialogue but avoids democratic engagement as death toll rises

By Zweli Martin Dlamini

Africa

/ 11 July 2021

Blood on the streets in Eswatini: The stories of those who have lost their lives

For weeks protests in eSwatini have raged, and dozens of people have been killed. But what is life like for those demanding democracy in the monarchy?

By Zweli Martin Dlamini

Article

/ 7 January 2020

Slight decline in IEB matric pass rate

Private schools writing IEB exams obtained a 98.82% pass rate, a fractional decrease from last year

By Bongekile Macupe

Africa

/ 15 August 2019

Making media freedom in ESwatini is more than a dream

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

By Magnificent Mndebele

Africa

/ 15 May 2019

eSwatini says fake polygamy story ‘insult’ to king and country

The story, carried by the Zambian Observer said that Swazi men would have to marry several wives starting from June

By Agency

Article

/ 23 November 2018

Basic education is failing the economy

A second-class system for the majority poor population entrenches social and economic inequality

By Sabelo Mtantato

Article

/ 1 October 2018

Governments must end the brutal practice of forced evictions

Affordable housing is one of Kenya’s development priorities. But how does it aim to achieve this when it continues to render thousands homeless?

By Staff Reporter

Africa

/ 19 September 2018

New name, same flaws in eSwatini election, say critics

Opposition activists in the tiny southern African country formerly known as Swaziland say Friday’s election is a mockery of democracy

By Ben Sheppard

Africa

/ 28 August 2018

Swaziland’s name change challenged in court

Does King Mswati III have the authority to change the name of his country without consultation?

By Staff Reporter

Africa

/ 2 June 2018

Swaziland’s leaders must stop eating all the grass

When King Mswati III celebrated his 50th birthday last month, he was apparently wearing a diamond encrusted watch worth an incredible $1.6-million

By Staff Reporter

Africa

/ 1 June 2018

Clash of the cultures: The absolute monarchy and the music festival

The Bushfire festival is one place where Swatis can let their hair down and be themselves, and it is slowly sowing the seeds of change

By Rumana Akoob, Simon Allison and Carl Collison

Article

/ 23 March 2018

The businessman’s murder that rocked the Swazi kingdom

Victor Gamedze was one of the most powerful men in Swaziland. But his death raises more questions than answers

By Bill Snaddon

Africa

/ 26 January 2018

Exiled Swazi editor speaks out

Zweli Martin Dlamini’s nemesis — a powerful businessman — was murdered in Mbabane, but the controversial journalist is still too scared to go home

By Simon Allison

Africa

/ 30 November 2017

After Mugabe, could King Mswati be the next strongman to fall?

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?

By Bill Snaddon

Africa

/ 12 October 2017

‘Hey Google, our breasts aren’t sexual’

The multinational’s restrictions on videos of Reed Dancers sexualise cultural practices, say critics

By Simon Allison

Article

/ 14 March 2017

The Swazi and Mozambican migrant scholars of Mpumalanga’s border towns

Children rent rooms in South Africa so that they can get an education – and a meal a day.

By Prega Govender

Article

/ 3 March 2017

SA schools boot out Swazi, Moz children over missing IDs

Learners who have attended certain Mpumalanga schools for years are now being turned away when they attempt to enter high schools in the province

By Prega Govender

Article

/ 14 February 2017

Swazi parents in matric panic

The Swaziland government is trying to mend fences with South Africa instead of mending its education system.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 7 February 2017

Bad boy sugar does some good

Sugar cane has a bad image but a new model that helps smallholders and associations in rural areas to earn a life-changing income may shift this.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 6 February 2017

Your sweet tooth brings development to Swaziland

Mandatory blending regulations, coming into force over the coming decade, could create a whole new market for Swazi sugarcane, in the form of ethanol.

By Sipho Kings