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SADC calls extraordinary summit to address Eswatini crisis

TROUBLED KINGDOM

SADC calls extraordinary summit to address Eswatini crisis

By Peter Fabricius

Former Cabinet minister Jeff Radebe heads Ramaphosa’s team to engage Mswati amid violent protests

TROUBLED KINGDOM

Former Cabinet minister Jeff Radebe heads Ramaphosa’s team to engage Mswati amid violent protests

By Peter Fabricius

Mswati tests his popularity after deadly Eswatini protests

TROUBLED KINGDOM

Mswati tests his popularity after deadly Eswatini protests

By Peter Fabricius

Outgoing US ambassador rebukes King Mswati on Rolls Royce acquisitions

eSwatini

Outgoing US ambassador rebukes King Mswati on Rolls Royce acquisitions

By Peter Fabricius

eSwatini tests the limits of its absolute monarchy

ISS Today

eSwatini tests the limits of its absolute monarchy

By ISS Today

Newsdeck

New SADC chair Mswati reveals plans to set up SADC university

By News24

Op-Ed: Swaziland hosts a lavish party while people starve

Africa

Op-Ed: Swaziland hosts a lavish party while people starve

By Sibusiso Nhlabatsi & Bill Snaddon

Op-Ed: Absolute monarchy assumes chairmanship of SADC

Africa

Op-Ed: Absolute monarchy assumes chairmanship of SADC

By Peter Kenworthy

Op-Ed: Swazi king prepares lavish summit as population starves

Africa

Op-Ed: Swazi king prepares lavish summit as population starves

By Manqoba Nxumalo

Something is rotten in the state of Swaziland

Africa

Something is rotten in the state of Swaziland

By Simon Allison

Swaziland’s road to nowhere

Africa

Swaziland’s road to nowhere

By Greg Nicolson

King Mswati to WEF: Swazi people don’t want change

Africa

King Mswati to WEF: Swazi people don’t want change

By Rebecca Davis

IMF: Swaziland on the verge of bankruptcy

Africa

IMF: Swaziland on the verge of bankruptcy

By Simon Allison

Mswati stalls on SA loan

Africa

Mswati stalls on SA loan

By Simon Allison

Protests, MTN and King Mswati's autocratic regime

Africa

Protests, MTN and King Mswati's autocratic regime

By Simon Allison

Purse-string diplomacy: SA bribes Swaziland into democracy with R2.4bn

Africa

Purse-string diplomacy: SA bribes Swaziland into democracy with R2.4bn

By Phillip De Wet

Swaziland: Time for honest reflection on April 12 uprising

Africa

Swaziland: Time for honest reflection on April 12 uprising

By Manqoba Nxumalo