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Citizens have been growing increasingly disgruntled (the image below is from unrest in 2018) at the dictatorial regime of King Mswati. (Gianluigi Guercia/AFP)
CEBILE SHONGWE

Eswatini cop says ‘not in my name’

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

  • Zweli Martin Dlamini
6 min read
Protests started in the constituency of MP Mduduzi Simelane, who is in hiding, fearing for his life, saying it is ‘heartbreaking to be hunted for exercising your constitutional rights’.
ESWATINI

Pro-democracy politicians forced into hiding in Eswatini

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

  • Zweli Martin Dlamini
5 min read
Power of the gun: King Mswati III of Eswatini inspects a Kalashnikov in Russia in 2019. (Donat SorokinTASS via Getty Images)
ESWATINI

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?

  • Zweli Martin Dlamini
7 min read