Self-censorship is rife as journalists are fined for stories that criticise royals or big business

Activists in the Kingdom of eSwatini are routinely arrested on vague and flimsy charges

The former president’s stranglehold on the press made it very difficult for journalists to do their jobs

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 judge has ordered that a warrant of arrest be issued to the "Nation" editor Thulani Maseko and lawyer Thulani Maseko, who were released on Sunday.

A lawyer and editor – arrested after an article was published about the detention of a government vehicle inspector – have been released from jail.