It seems to just can’t keep the problems of poverty and (non) democracy in Swaziland off the international agenda.
A delegation of Anglican bishops is to visit Swaziland to show solidarity with the poor and those seeking a democratic Swaziland.
Yesterday (22 September 2008), the Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa announced its intentions to intervene in the Swaziland problem.
In a report on a regular meeting of the Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in Gauteng, South Africa, held this week, the bishops said, ‘we acknowledge also that we have been too quiet recently on issues of social justice, and need to take a stronger prophetic stance’.
The report said, ‘We are deeply concerned at the situation in Swaziland and have resolved to send a delegation to express our solidarity with our Diocese of Swaziland and the people of that country as they work for a more democratic society. The 40th year of Swaziland's independence sharply focuses this concern.’
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