ARTICLES RELATING TO KING MSWATI III

Swaziland voters begin registration

2013-05-14 07:46

Voters have begun registration for elections in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, with unions and the opposition calling for a boycott of what they dismiss as a “rubber stamp” poll.

Swazi activist charged with sedition

2013-04-17 21:25

A pro-democracy activist in Swaziland has appeared in court on sedition charges for allegedly distributing material critical of the country's autocratic monarchy.

Swaziland bans 'rape-provoking' miniskirts

2012-12-24 13:03
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Police in Africa's last absolute monarchy Swaziland have banned women from wearing miniskirts and midriff-revealing tops saying they provoke rape, a report says.

Swazi PM vows to stay put

2012-10-10 07:52

Swazi Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini will stay in his post despite a vote of no-confidence from parliament, an aide insists.

Swazi king woos investors with culture

2012-09-11 07:53

King Mswati III is courting investors with his kingdom’s vast cultural traditions as he tries to lift the nation out of an economic crisis.

ANC denies claim on Swazi loan

2012-08-30 16:59

ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga has denied that the ANC in the National Council of Provinces endorsed a call on the government to hold back on a loan to Swaziland.

Few register for Swazi poll

2012-08-13 20:43

Swaziland has extended the deadline for voters to register for local polls after only about 27 000 people signed up - less than a tenth of 350 000 in previous polls - a government minister says.

Swazi king throws public forum open

2012-08-07 22:40

Swazi King Mswati III has opened a three-day "People's Parliament" or Sibaya where his subjects can voice their opinions.

Swazi court: Reinstate fired teachers

2012-08-04 08:13

A Swazi court has ordered the government to reinstate more than 300 teachers fired after taking part in a five-week strike over salaries, saying their action was legal.

Swazi strike enters 2nd month

2012-07-29 14:47

Swazi teachers have been on strike for more than a month, spearheading a movement that wants not just salary increases but democratic reforms in Africa's last absolute monarchy.

Swaziland mulls salary cut for lawmakers

2012-07-25 18:31

Swaziland may reverse a controversial pay rise lawmakers have awarded themselves as the kingdom struggles with a huge public wage bill and teachers strike over salaries.

Swazi cops fire water cannon at strikers

2012-07-16 18:49

Swazi police have used batons and water cannon to disperse a crowd of protesting students as taxi drivers joined a nearly month-long public service strike that has crippled the tiny kingdom.

Swaziland queen flees to SA

2012-07-14 10:52

The sixth wife of Swaziland's King Mswati III has bought a house in South Africa after leaving the monarch a few months ago, a close family source says.

Swazi teachers prolong open-ended strike

2012-06-22 22:24

Teachers in Swaziland have defied a court order and have gone on open-ended strike over demands for a 4.5% salary increase.

Swaziland’s isolation: A long road ahead

2012-06-05 07:49

Calls for international isolation of Swazi's King Mswati III, criticised as a dictator living it up amid his people’s poverty, have had little effect as the monarchy remains a pillar of national identity.

Swazi cops, bus drivers clash

2012-05-15 19:46

Swazi police fired tear gas as they waged running battles with bus drivers in the kingdom's commercial centre Manzini, in the latest show of public anger at Africa's last absolute monarch.

Swazi king's 6th wife leaves him

2012-05-06 14:41

The 6th wife of Swazi King Mswati III has left the royal compound, citing many years of emotional and physical abuse as the reason for leaving.

Swazi activists buckle after crackdown

2012-04-12 20:03

Swazi activists have called off their pro-democracy protests after the arrests of top union leaders, a heavy deployment of security forces and an official ban on gatherings in Africa's last absolute monarchy.

E-tv crew released in Swaziland

2012-04-11 18:00

Two e-tv journalists arrested in Swaziland have been released, reports eNews Africa representative Andy Duffy.

Swazi king demands cows from poor subjects

2012-04-02 22:31

Swazi King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, has ordered his impoverished subjects to give him cows for his birthday celebrations this month, the home affairs minister says.

Swaziland to ban anti-Mswati tweets

2012-03-23 19:48

Swaziland plans to crack down on criticism of King Mswati III by making it illegal to bad-mouth Africa's last absolute monarch on Facebook and Twitter.

Sacked Swazi editor flees to SA

2012-02-27 18:37

The sacked chief editor of the Swazi Observer newspaper has fled to South Africa in fear of his life after receiving a tip-off that police wanted to arrest him on terror charges.

E-Guinea's Obiang meets Swazi King

2012-01-12 09:07

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has visited King Mswati III of Swaziland, a few months after his son was robbed of $2.5m in a Swazi hotel, a spokesperson says.

Mswati's 12th wife not expelled

2011-11-21 22:25

A senior official in the Swazi palace has denied reports that King Mswati's 12th wife Nothando Dube had been banished from the royal household after quarrelling with a guard.

Mswati funding bailout, claim dissidents

2011-11-17 15:30

King Mswati III is funding the state in a bid to acquire control of the government's stakes in MTN Swaziland and SwaziBank, say his opponents.

 

ANC demands change in Swaziland

2013-05-07 22:07
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The ANC has called for the democratisation of neighbouring Swaziland, in a rare public rebuke of the country's ruling monarchy.

Inside the Sushi King's sexy harem

2013-04-08 09:23

What is it about a man in his 40s with a bit of a belly, a criminal record and a penchant for showing off that makes Kenny Kunene the unlikely playboy he's become?

Swaziland urged to hike witch-doctor tax

2012-12-07 22:14

A Swazi Member of Parliament has urged the government to hike taxes on traditional healers and soothsayers to help solve a funding crisis in Africa's absolute monarchy.

SA man gets 85 years for Swaziland bomb

2012-09-17 22:32

A Swaziland High Court has jailed a South African man for 85 years for high treason and terrorism over a botched bomb attack against King Mswati III.

Swazi virgins dance, defy criticism

2012-09-03 21:57

Thousands of bare-breasted young Swazi women have paraded in front of their king to celebrate chastity and unity, dismissing criticism of the lavish ceremony.

Swazis convict SA man of terror

2012-08-29 22:11

A Swaziland court has convicted a South African man of high treason and terrorism over a botched bomb attack against King Mswati III.

Swazi king hosts forum on reforms

2012-08-11 22:07

Swazi King Mswati III has closed a forum where his subjects called for democratic reforms, promising "expert" reviews but making no formal commitments.

Swazi king laughs off uprising hopes

2012-08-06 22:49

King Mswati III of Swaziland has taunted the West and his political opponents, saying their dreams of a popular uprising in Africa's last absolute monarchy will not be realised.

Swaziland fires striking teachers

2012-08-02 14:37

The Swazi government has fired 110 teachers who ignored a court order forcing them to end a five-week strike which shut down schools across the country, a report says.

Queens jet off to Vegas while Swazis starve

2012-07-27 09:13

Three wives of Swazi King Mswati III are planning a lavish trip to Las Vegas just as the country is in the midst of a national civil servant strike.

Swazi nurses join strike

2012-07-19 19:46

Public hospitals in Swaziland are turning away patients as nurses have joined a nearly month-long public-service strike, a hospital official says.

Swazi state newspaper suspends 2 editors

2012-07-16 15:46

Swaziland's state daily newspaper has suspended two senior editors, it says, after a series of critical reports on Africa's last absolute monarchy.

Swaziland re-appoints judge Ramodibedi

2012-06-26 07:53

Swaziland government has renewed the contract of the country’s chief justice, who is a Lesotho national, saying there are no local judges suitable for the job, an official says.

Swazi teachers clash with cops

2012-06-13 21:00

Swazi police have clashed with striking teachers from a banned trade union who are demanding a 4.5% salary hike, as the country's economic crisis shows no sign of abating.

British Queen's Swazi king invite angers

2012-05-17 22:14

Swazi pro-democracy groups are outraged at the invitation of King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to a lunch marking the diamond jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

Swazis reject King Mswati's leadership

2012-05-14 20:51

A public poll in Swaziland showed that 43% of the population disapproved of Africa's last absolute monarch, King Mswati's III, earning a sharp rebuke from the government.

King Mswati III gets birthday jet

2012-04-25 13:37

Swazi King Mswati III has received a jet for his 44th birthday, despite the tiny country’s crippling financial crisis, the country’s prime minister says.

Protests: Swazi cops arrest union leaders

2012-04-12 12:12

Swazi police have arrested union leaders as a crackdown on banned pro-democracy protests intensifies, with armed patrols in urban areas to disperse any gatherings in Africa’s last absolute monarchy.

Swazi activists vow protests despite ban

2012-04-11 14:19

Swaziland activists have vowed to push on with protests to mark 39 years since the banning of political parties, despite a court blocking initial demonstrations.

Swazi students demand scholarships

2012-03-26 17:24

Students in Swaziland demanding democracy and scholarships have marched in Mbabane, their small numbers illustrating the difficulties of igniting a reform movement in sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy.

Arrest threat for Swazi minister

2012-03-15 22:14

The speaker of Swaziland's parliament has threatened the finance minister with arrest after lawmakers were infuriated by a move to cut their salaries by 10%.

Swazi students clash with police

2012-01-30 19:19

Police in Swaziland have fired teargas at students protesting their university's failure to open for the semester, injuring several people.

Swazi cop in trance blurts out wish

2011-11-30 20:53

A Swazi police officer has been suspended after she blurted out while in holy spirits that she wished for Africa's last absolute monarchy to end.

Swazi king's 12th wife 'booted out'

2011-11-21 12:20

The 12th wife of King Mswati III has been thrown out of Swaziland’s royal household after being "imprisoned for a year over an alleged affair with a government minister", a reports says.

Swazi civil servants get paid on time

2011-11-15 21:16

Cash-strapped Swaziland has pulled together enough loans from local banks and private businesses to pay government workers on time this month.

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