Monarchy
latest news & developments
Q&A: What’s driving the protests in Eswatini?
Africa’s last absolute monarchy is experiencing its worst unrest in years
Do monarchies in Africa serve their people?
We must ask difficult questions about our cultures and begin reinventing our futures, writes Andile Zulu
The monarchy must confront its colonial, racist past
The royals and Britons have benefited from living in a country built on empire, trade and slavery.
King Mswati’s grand vision just a hollow shell
As the Swazi king takes the SADC chair, his vanity projects have come under scrutiny.
And – surprise – the winner is … King Mswati!
Swaziland’s polls offer little hope of change, but some candidates believe they can be agents of change, writes Louise Redvers.
Mswati declares Swaziland a ‘monarchial democracy’
Africa’s last absolute monarch King Mswati III has announced his tiny mountain kingdom has a new political system – a "monarchial democracy".
Thousands gather to witness Netherlands’s new king sworn in
Queen Beatrix has abdicated, handing over to her son, Willem-Alexander, who became the first king of the Netherlands in over 120 years.
The original ‘jubilee’ referred to a movement for social justice
Simon Barrow explores the way in which a thick curtain has been drawn between the patronage, power and unaccountable wealth embodied in monarchy.