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eSwatini govt calls for calm, insists the king hasn't fled
In a short statement released on Tuesday, the acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku said King Mswati III continued to lead his county.
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eSwatini protesters vow to ‘match the violence unleashed by the govt'
The Swaziland Solidarity Network said King Mswati III must be held to account and they were expecting the SADC region to prioritise this unfolding crisis.
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King Mswati III reportedly hiding out in Johannesburg amid protests in eSwatini
The king allegedly ran away amid pro-democracy protests sweeping the tiny kingdom.
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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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Ramaphosa concludes working visit to eSwatini
With SA being eSwatini’s largest trading partner, the Ramaphosa and King Mswati III met to work on ways to improve on the R30 billion trade exports over the last two years.
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Ramaphosa meets Mswati III to talk bilateral relations
South Africa and eSwatini have strong relations, which were further cemented in 2004 with the formation of the joint bilateral commission for cooperation.
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'More African': eSwatini adapts to contentious name change
In April, King Mswati III marked 50 years since his country's independence from British colonial rule by announcing that it would now be known as eSwatini ("land of the Swazis").
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AU calls for eSwatini to end ban on political parties
The AU statement came a day after parliamentary elections in landlocked eSwatini, which is ruled by an absolute monarch.
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eSwatini votes, but the king holds absolute power
Political parties are banned from the election, and about 530,000 eligible voters must choose from individual candidates who are almost all loyal to King Mswati III.
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New name, same flaws in eSwatini election, say critics
Opposition activists in the tiny southern African country formerly known as Swaziland say Friday’s election is a mockery of democracy.
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Swaziland's King Mswati III renames country
King Mswati III told a crowd at a stadium in Manzini that eSwatini was the name of the kingdom before it was colonised by the British.
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Swaziland rights group lashes King Mswati over jet purchase
Swaziland Solidarity Network says buying the new jet is a slap in the face of citizens living in poverty.
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Mswati’s new jet a ‘spit in the face of those living in poverty’
The Swaziland Solidarity Network says the money comes directly from state coffers.
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Swaziland king's plane again detained in Canada in debt dispute
King Mswati III’s official plane has been detained for the second time in two years due to a debt dispute.
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#Swaziland: Mswati advised to declare two days of national mourning
65 girls were reportedly killed when the truck they were travelling in to Reed Dance Festival crashed.
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'Swaziland's King Mswati views people as commodities'
Mswati has been condemned for the decision amid reports that his children are being educated overseas.
