STRIKE (2) THE NUMBERS GAME

How many trade unionists and their supporters marched through Manzini on Wednesday on the first day of the two-day national strike?

‘thousands’ – AFP

‘hundreds’ – Channel S Television

‘thousands’ – Reuters

‘about 3,000’ – Times of Swaziland

‘5,000’ – union officials quoted by Reuters

‘more than 3,000’ – Times of Swaziland

‘3,000’ – Swazi TV

‘2,000’ – police quoted by Reuters.

And the Swazi Observer didn’t even bother to give a figure.

It just goes to show that you can’t believe everything you see, hear, or read in the media.