US singer Erykah Badu has been condemned as a hypocrite for singing "Happy Birthday" to Swaziland’s King Mswati III.
The judge presiding over Swazi editor Bheki Makhubu’s trial has thrown out Makhubu’s wife from the courtroom for allegedly sleeping.
Bheki Makhubu, editor of the Nation in Swaziland, is being held in a maximum security prison before his trial for contempt charges start next week.
A well-known human rights lawyer and editor, recently released after contempt of court charges, may be facing re-arrest.
A lawyer and editor – arrested after an article was published about the detention of a government vehicle inspector – have been released from jail.
As Swaziland prefers charges on an editor and a human rights lawyer, it’s the institutions of power that are on trial here, writes Musa Hlophe.
Three editors’ forums have criticised the arbitrary arrests of Swazi magazine editor Bhekithemba Makhubu and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko.
A Swaziland government official has condemned divorce, while telling men to keep their eyes off female colleagues’ cleavages.
The South African Football Association should call off the upcoming soccer match between South Africa and Swaziland, says Cosatu.
The great majority of Swazis are living in post-conflict style emergency thanks to the greed of the country’s royal family a new report claims.
Head of Commonwealth observer mission says there are grave concerns about a political system in Swaziland.
Swaziland’s polls offer little hope of change, but some candidates believe they can be agents of change, writes Louise Redvers.
Swaziland’s enviable location in southern Africa makes local and international trade with the country simple.
Former Cosatu general secretary Jay Naidoo has been released from police custody in Swaziland, says the Swaziland Solidarity Network .
Africa’s last absolute monarch King Mswati III has announced his tiny mountain kingdom has a new political system – a "monarchial democracy".
The Swaziland government has labelled South Africa a "politically immature" state with ignorant MPs, according to Swazi media reports.
Swaziland beer drinkers face a thirst-inducing shortage of brews in the coming weeks, as the biggest brewery upgrades its bottling equipment.
The world’s largest maker of glossy paper will sell 67 000 hectares of forest in Swaziland for R1-billion in order to finance debt.
The government of Lesotho is preparing impeachment proceedings against its court of appeal president Michael Ramodibedi.
The state is ploughing ahead with Swaziland’s pricey Sikhuphe runway despite ‘structural defects’, writes Musa Ndlangamandla.
Thousands of kilograms of food aid intended for Swaziland’s food insecure were recently found rotting in the government’s main storage warehouses.
A multimillion-dollar drive to circumcise the majority of Swazi males between the age of 15 and 49 within a year has failed to reach its target.
Voters have begun registering for elections in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, with unions calling for a boycott of a "rubber-stamp" poll.
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini can’t be running a democracy if no challenge to the monarchy or state is possible, writes Musa Ndlangamandla.
The harsh ruling against a magazine editor in Swaziland may start a worrying trend, says Dario Milo.
Sentence for "intimidating" chief justice comes amid an outcry over judge’s judicial interference.
The king still holds all the power and, despite its 2005 Constitution, democracy is elusive. Louise Redvers reports.
Swaziland can do without a 2.4-billion rand loan that South Africa agreed to extend to the landlocked kingdom, its finance minister said.
Swaziland has not banned the wearing of miniskirts, government spokesperson Percy Simelane said.
With government help, a Namibian brewery is leaving its Botswana competitor thirsty.
Swaziland’s economic woes continue and the International Monetary Fund has forecast a gross domestic product contraction of 1.5%.
The ANC has called for Swaziland to be "liberated" as part of the outcomes of an International Solidarity Conference the party hosted last week.