Eswatini
eSwatini govt says new cybercrime bill won’t limit press freedom
The Computer Crime and Cybercrime bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament soon.
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eSwatini PM: Bigger neighbours could've done more to help in COVID-19 fight
Ambrose Dlamini told foreign journalists that countries in the region should have cooperated more closely and leveraged their strength to help smaller countries buy personal protective equipment.
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eSwatini sticks to 2-month-old alcohol sales ban amid COVID-19
The government there said it's still deciding about whether it should be dropped.
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Eswatini unveils stimulus plan for virus-hit economy
The stimulus package will be earmarked for nearly 100 projects in tourism, agriculture, mining and manufacturing among other sectors.
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Eswatini records second COVID-19 death
The country's minister of health Lizzie Nkosi has also confirmed four new cases, bringing the country's total to 123.
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Eswatini records 20 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 91
The country has embarked on a mass drive to disinfect areas of high traffic, including the market, national court, bus depots, public toilets and police posts in Manzini as well.
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eSwatini students repatriated from USA, UK and Canada now under quarantine
The kingdom now has 40 confirmed coronavirus cases while 10 people have since recovered.
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eSwatini COVID-19 infections now at 24, with 1 death
The country's minister of health said investigations were being conducted to determine how a woman from Manzini contracted the virus even though she didn’t travel or come into contact with anyone known to be positive.
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eSwatini records 2 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total to 19
Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi said 20 of the contacts had been traced and tested, 11 were negative while nine were waiting for test results.
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eSwatini extends COVID-19 partial lockdown by 3 more weeks, cases reach 16
Health Minister Lizzie Nkosi said the latest case was a woman who had travelled to KwaZulu-Natal.
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eSwatini confirms 10th COVID-19 case
While the country’s ministry of health said that all its cases were mild, many of them had travelled to South Africa.
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ESwatini confirms 3 coronavirus cases, global number surpasses 300,000
Two patients recently returned to the small, land-locked country from Europe while the ministry is investigating how the third patient contracted the virus.
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eSwatini reports first confirmed case of coronavirus
A 33-year-old woman who returned from the United States at the end of last month, and then travelled to Lesotho before going back home to eSwatini, is in self-isolation.
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eSwatini police say they are empowered to conduct searches without warrants
This as human rights activists are outraged by what they call harassment of political activists who have criticised the king and the royal family.
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Activists raise concerns over rights violations in eSwatini
The monarchy is in the spotlight again following claims by two journalists, a politician and a prophet that they were threatened with treason after criticising King Mswati III.
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Eswatini police confiscate laptop, cellphone of citizen suspected of treason
Political leader Sibahle Nkambule’s lawyer said his client was held at a police station for three hours on Tuesday and ordered to return on Wednesday.
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Eswatini government denies ordering the arrest of four citizens for treason
The Swaziland solidarity network said on Friday that prophet Gcina Mtsetfwa, Sibahle Nkambule, and journalists Musa Ndlangamandla and Zweli Dlamini were facing arrest.
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King Mswati issues treason decree against 4 eSwatini citizens - SSN
The four include a prophet and journalists. If found guilty they could face the death penalty.
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Eswatini next to suspend SA animal imports after foot & mouth outbreak
SA’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries confirmed the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the northern Limpopo province last Wednesday.
