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.
An IMF team began a visit to Swaziland on Monday to see if the country was doing enough to win the fund’s blessing to secure foreign loans.
International law bodies have strongly criticised the closed-door hearings against the Swazi high court judge Thomas Masuku.
Zimbabwean and Swaziland activists have slammed the failure of the SADC summit to act on political crises threatening their countries.
Southern African leaders holding a two day regional summit in Luanda have wrapped up their talks ahead of schedule.
Despite the R2.4-billion loan from the South African government to its cash-strapped neighbour, Swaziland is sinking deeper into debt.
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.
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.
Hundreds of people with HIV took to the streets of Swaziland to protest over poor health service delivery and a reported shortage of ARV treatment.
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.
Nothando Dube, the 12th wife of King Mswati III, says she is isolated and beaten by guards.
The South African Customs Union will give Swaziland a R400-million bailout in its next quarterly revenue payments to help the cash-strapped kingdom.
Swazi lawyers have filed a sexual harassment case against the chief justice, who sparked controversy by suspending a judge for "insulting" King Mswati
Swaziland’s government stopped paying for Robert Ngongoni Sukati’s cancer treatments, so he had to turn to a dubious "immune booster".
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.
Swazi democracy activists have urged SA not to give their country financial assistance, likening bailouts to giving money to a drunken wife-beater.
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 finance ministry has rubbished a report saying South Africa had granted Swaziland a R1.2-billion loan, saying a decision had yet to be made.
Swaziland has only two months’ supplies of antiretroviral drugs, which Aids patients and activists say is a death sentence for thousands.