Tag: Swaziland
Swaziland king’s plane again detained in Canada in debt dispute
Swaziland King Mswati III's official plane has been detained in Canada for the second time in two years due to a debt...
Swazi King puts high price on bailout: dissidents
Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, is personally funding a bailout of his government in a manoeuvre to acquire control...
Swaziland cash crunch “critical”, AIDS spending hit
A budget crunch in Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, has reached a "critical stage" with the government struggling to maintain spending on...
Cash-strapped Swaziland delays civil servants’ salaries
Swaziland said it would delay paying civil servant salaries this month, a move prompted by a liquidity crisis that has already triggered...
Thousands march against Swaziland king: activists
Thousands of people marched against the appointed government in Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, a day after clashes with riot police in...
Swaziland crisis deepens as South Africa loan stalls
A cash crunch gripping Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, intensified on Friday after South Africa admitted it had not paid the first...
Swaziland fiscal crisis deepening, IMF says
A fiscal crisis gripping Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, is deepening despite an emergency US$370 million loan from South Africa earlier this...
Parliamentary Question: Presidency: Swaziland
7. Mr M P Sibande (African National Congress (ANC) -Mpumalanga) to ask the Deputy President:
1. What is the government's foreign policy position...
South Africa loan to Swazi King raises policy
South Africa defended its loan to cash-strapped Swaziland against critics who saw the bail-out of the country's absolute monarch as symbolic of...
South Africa throws Swaziland US$370 mln lifeline
South Africa has agreed to a 2.5 billion rand bailout for Swaziland to help it through a budget crunch that had prompted...
Swaziland turns to South Africa for bailout
Swaziland has asked neighbouring South Africa for an emergency bailout to patch over a national cash crunch that has sparked rare political...
Swaziland opposition leader charged with terrorism over eulogy
Swaziland opposition leader Mario Masuku said he was charged with terrorism after mentioning the name of his political movement at the funeral...
Year of peace, security in Swaziland
The African Union (AU) Commission and the Kingdom of Swaziland marked another milestone in the Year of Peace and Security in Africa...
Swaziland democracy campaign launched in SA
Pro-democracy groups from several southern African nations gathered in South Africa to launch a campaign for democracy in Swaziland, which is considered...