Swazi Media Commentary
Information and commentary in suppport of human rights in Swaziland
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
PARENTS WANT ‘LESBIAN’ TEACHER OUT
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A schoolteacher in Swaziland is being hounded out of her job because parents think she is a lesbian and a danger to their children. It...
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
UNPAID BILLS: POWER CUT AT MINISTRY
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Swaziland’s Ministry of Home Affairs had its electricity cut off on Monday (26 March 2018) because it owes ‘millions of emalangeni’ on its ...
KINGDOM’S CONFUSED LAW ON ABORTIONS
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A 19-year-old woman in Swaziland was arrested by police in her hospital bed after being admitted for attempting an abortion. The case...
Monday, 26 March 2018
UNIONS PLAN THREE MONTHS OF PROTESTS
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Labour unions in Swaziland are planning three months of protest against government over a range of issues including tax increases, ...
WORKERS SACKED FOR JOINING UNION
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Trade unionists in Swaziland are reporting that a textile factory has sacked workers for wanting to join a union. The Amalgamated Tra...
Sunday, 25 March 2018
POOR AND SICK PAY FOR KING’S BIRTHDAY
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E1 million intended for retired and disabled people in Swaziland is being given to King Mswati III to help pay for his 50 th birthday pa...
Saturday, 24 March 2018
POLICE GANG-RAPE SCHOOLGIRL
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Three community policemen in Swaziland gang-raped a 17-year-old schoolgirl at knifepoint and forced her boyfriend to watch. One of them rec...
Friday, 23 March 2018
SOLDIERS FORCED TO PAY FOR KING’S PARTY
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Army personnel in Swaziland have been forced to make a contribution from their salaries towards the cost King Mswati III’s 50 th birthday ...
DESTITUTE POOR RISK DEATH BY POISONING
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Destitute people in Swaziland are putting their lives at risk from food poisoning by eating contaminated processed meats. Certain bran...
Thursday, 22 March 2018
NO SEX PLEASE YOU’RE SOLDIERS
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Army recruits in Swaziland have been barred from having sex, because their commander thinks it will make them weak. Commander Soban...
TOWN TIDIES UP FOR KING’S BIRTHDAY
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People in Swaziland have been asked not to urinate in public during King Mswati III’s birthday celebrations. It is one of the things M...
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
MPs SAY ANTI-CORRUPTION BODY ‘CORRUPT’
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Members of Parliament in Swaziland have suspended the budget of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) because they say the organisation is i...
POLICE MUST NOT BEAT SUSPECTS: COURT
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A Principal Magistrate in Swaziland told police they must not assault prisoners in custody. David Khumalo made his comments at Manzin...
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