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11 Apr 2017 2 minute read

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Swazi youth call for international pressure on their country's absolute monarchy to introduce multi-party elections. ...

3 Mar 2017 4 minute read

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Where is the support for Zonke Dlamini, asks his co-accused, Bheki Dlamini, who was released without charge. By Peter...

13 Sep 2016 3 minute read

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The recent criticism of the Swazi
government from many Swazis is misplaced. They should be blaming the
country’s...

22 Aug 2016 3 minute read

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Higher pay, union membership, nepotism, and more, are at the center of the struggle, reports Peter Kenworthy...

3 Aug 2016 3 minute read

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The country's king passes suppression, unaccountability and opulent spending as traditionally ‘Swazi’ values. Peter...

13 Jul 2015 3 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

A new documentary tells the story of the fight for social justice in the sub-Saharan country, writes Peter Kenworthy...

31 Jul 2012 1 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Libby Powell reports on two teenagers and their unique innovation.

7 Sep 2011 3 minute read

This article is more than 12 years old.

Fed up with near-zero democracy and rampant corruption, thousands have taken to the streets of Swaziland this week to call for...

1 May 2005 3 minute read

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'IT has been our advice to the King that he must concentrate on one thing at a time,' admitted a senior Prince close...

1 Jan 2003 1 minute read

This article is almost 21 years old.

By the start of 2003 a little under 15 million people will face starvation in Southern Africa. Lesotho, Malawi,...

5 Sep 2001 4 minute read

This article is more than 22 years old.

5 Jun 1988 3 minute read

This article is more than 35 years old.

new internationalist
issue 184 - June 1988...