The BBC World Service radio is now taking more notice of Swaziland than it has in recent years. This week there have been two features broadcast on Focus on Africa, a programme that is received in Swaziland via state-controlled SBIS.
In this – the second feature – Louise Redvers talks to people she says are prepared to put their lives on the line to campaign for freedom in the kingdom, ruled by King Mswati III, sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch.
She interviews a student leader, a journalist and a human rights campaigner. They all know that it is ‘suicidal’ to challenge the king – but nonetheless they are prepared to do so. As one interviewee says, the level of oppression keeps people quiet, but the rulers can’t keep the lid closed.
See also
BBC DETECTS CHANGE IN THE WIND
http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2011/03/bbc-detects-change-in-wind.html
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