tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69511994877669111772024-03-11T15:22:07.464+02:00Swaziland Human Rights WatchInformation and commentary in support of human rights in SwazilandPublisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.comBlogger4632125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-34641742357694200882021-10-15T10:18:00.003+02:002021-10-15T10:18:26.511+02:00Swaziland democracy protests, many shot<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> For continuing updates on the ongoing pro-democracy protests
in Swaziland / eSwatini follow Swazi Media Commentary on Facebook</span></p>
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Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-54929127904042465112021-09-23T13:52:00.003+02:002021-09-23T13:52:45.404+02:00One in five Swazis in food crisis, need ‘urgent humanitarian assistance’ <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">More than one in five people in Swaziland (eSwatini) face food shortages
that require ‘urgent humanitarian assistance,’ according to the <a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/eswatini/eswatini-ipc-acute-food-insecurity-analysis-july-2021-march-2022-issued-september"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">latest hunger analysis</span></a>
of the kingdom.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Nearly 262,000 of Swaziland’s estimated 1.2 million population are affected.
A further 342,000 people are in a state of stress, according to the IPC (Integrated
Food Security Phase Classification) analysis covering the three months up to
September 2021.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The situation is slightly worse than last year and it is expected to continue
deteriorating, IPC reported. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘The likely impact of the COVID-19 [coronavirus] pandemic, high
commodity prices and poor performance of the agricultural season will greatly
influence this increase,’ it added.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It said, ‘</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The outbreak of Covid-19
negatively impacted the livelihoods of households through the mitigation
actions, such as lockdowns, taken to prevent the spread of the virus.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It added dry spells in November and December 2020 reduced harvests and
above normal rains in February 2021 caused flooding and crop damage in some
areas. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It recommended, ‘</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Government and development partners should
consider providing the urgently-needed resources to enable sourcing and
delivery of critical life-saving food assistance to populations facing
significant food consumption gaps.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland girls, 15, sell
selves for sex to feed families impoverished by coronavirus lockdown </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/04/girls-15-sell-selves-for-sex-to-feed.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/04/girls-15-sell-selves-for-sex-to-feed.html</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nearly 60,000 people in
Swaziland face looming starvation and death: Save The Children </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/03/nearly-60000-people-in-swaziland-face.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/03/nearly-60000-people-in-swaziland-face.html</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Urgent action needed to
save lives’ as hunger grips Swaziland </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/02/urgent-action-needed-to-save-lives-as.html"><span style="mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/02/urgent-action-needed-to-save-lives-as.html</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">One in three people in
Swaziland in urgent need of food, Deputy PM reports <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/12/one-in-three-people-in-swaziland-in.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/12/one-in-three-people-in-swaziland-in.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-53611581773860809172021-09-21T16:03:00.007+02:002021-09-21T16:03:43.273+02:00Swaziland Army ‘teargas, injure striking students in their college rooms’<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland (eSwatini) soldiers reportedly attacked
striking students in their college rooms, firing teargas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Many students were assaulted with batons and sticks;
some suffered head injuries and broken limbs, according to a statement from the
Communist Party of Swaziland.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It happened at William Pitcher teacher training college
on Sunday (19 September 2021). ‘At least three members of the Swaziland
National Union of Students (SNUS) were targeted by the military and heavily
assaulted. One suffered heavy bleeding from the head, while the others had broken
arms, among other injuries on their bodies,’ the statement read.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The following day the college was closed indefinitely.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Students boycotted examinations in protest at not
being paid their allowances. They want a</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> refund of E4</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">900 from
the past academic year and E1</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">900 outstanding allowance</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">
for this year.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">One of the members of the Students Representative Council Bheka Mabuza told
the <i>Times of eSwatini</i> they were seeking a refund as they had been away
from campus for close to four months because of coronavirus (COVID-19)
restrictions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland’s largest
university closed as students protest over unpaid scholarships </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/11/swazilands-largest-university-closed-as.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/11/swazilands-largest-university-closed-as.html</a>
</span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-91139972016287968172021-09-15T09:59:00.003+02:002021-09-15T09:59:30.533+02:00Two prodemocracy Swaziland MPs facing ‘terrorism’ charges denied bail for second time<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Two prodemocracy Swaziland
(eSwatini) members of parliament charged under the Suppression of Terrorism Act
had their second application for bail refused on a legal technicality.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The High Court ruled on Tuesday
(14 September 2021) that it did not have the standing to hear the case involving
Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube because it had previously made a
ruling. The bail application would have to be heard by the kingdom’s Supreme
Court. The trial itself is expected to start on 11 October. The pair have been
in jail on remand since July.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland is not a
democracy and over the past months protests for reform have been repressed with
excessive might from police and security forces.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Political parties are barred from taking part in
elections and groups advocating for reform are banned under the Suppression of
Terrorism Act. No members of the kingdom’s Senate chamber are elected by the
people and the King appoints the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers and top
judges among others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mabuza and Dube were arrested while on their way to
present a resolution to parliament, on behalf of the people, to amend the
constitution to allow the people to have a say in the election of their prime
minister.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">People of Swaziland
deserve justice over lives lost in recent political unrest, human rights group
reports </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/people-of-swaziland-deserve-justice.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/people-of-swaziland-deserve-justice.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland prodemocracy
protesters take their case to UN </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/swaziland-prodemocracy-protesters-take.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/swaziland-prodemocracy-protesters-take.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Security forces set up
roadblocks across Swaziland to hinder prodemocracy protests <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/security-forces-set-up-roadblocks.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/security-forces-set-up-roadblocks.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-73772079765475705212021-09-14T10:46:00.003+02:002021-09-14T10:46:28.482+02:00Swaziland soldiers ‘assault party-goers, force them to eat raw meat’<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Soldiers in Swaziland
(eSwatini) have been accused of assaulting a group of young people who had been
having a braai (barbecue) at a private home.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It happened at Mbangweni on
Saturday (11 September 2021) when a group were celebrating a 21<sup>st</sup>
birthday. Soldiers heard them and demanded that they leave the home because
they were breaking a curfew. When they did so they were allegedly assaulted.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This was one of a string of
alleged assaults made by army personnel on civilians in Swaziland.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The <i>Times of eSwatini</i>
reported armed soldiers entered the house and kicked open doors and assaulted
people who were not involved in the celebrations, according to a participant it
called Andile.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It reported, ‘Andile
further narrated that the soldiers allegedly forced them all out to the tar
road where they were forced to do push-ups with their fists for over 30
minutes. He alleged that while doing the push-ups, they were assaulted with a
mop stick. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘Andile said the mop stick
broke and the soldiers allegedly took a thorny hedge stick and assaulted them
with it. He explained that while they were doing the push-ups, the soldiers
brought some of the half-cooked meat and threw it on the ground and forced them
to eat it. He said some of the meat was still raw and hot from the fire.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It added, ‘Andile alleged
that some swallowed bones due to the manner they were forced to eat the meat.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">An Army spokesman would not
comment on the allegations.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Soldiers in Swaziland have a long history of assaults
on civilians. In September 2020 <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/09/swaziland-army-investigates-after-video.html">a
video was widely circulated</a> on the Internet </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">that appeared to show two soldiers whipping two civilians. The 30-second
video showed two men laying on the ground while one was whipped with what
appeared to be a branch of a tree. It was reported the assault went on for
several minutes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In November 2019 a <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/11/swaziland-soldiers-reportedly-beat.html">pregnant
woman was slapped and thrown to the ground</a> by two soldiers at Nsubane in
the southeast of the kingdom. When she went to the army barracks to report the
matter she was assaulted again.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In March 2019 the <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/03/swaziland-high-court-rules-army.html">High
Court ruled</a> the army should pay E70,000 damages to a man it tortured. High
Court Principal Judge Qinisile Mabuza also criticised the kingdom’s police for
not investigating alleged assaults on civilians by members of the army.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In a separate case in June 2018 three soldiers were <a href="http://new.observer.org.sz/details.php?id=5345">charged with assault</a>
for burying a man alive after they accused him of stealing a phone from them at
Mbekelweni.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland Army
investigates after video showing ‘soldiers whipping civilians’ goes viral </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Army tortures recruitment
cheats </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2017/02/army-tortures-recruitment-cheats.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2017/02/army-tortures-recruitment-cheats.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Army sexual assaults at
border posts</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/army-sexual-assaults-at-border-posts.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/army-sexual-assaults-at-border-posts.html</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Soldiers inspect woman’s
private parts</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2017/06/soldiers-inspect-womans-private-parts.html">http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2017/06/soldiers-inspect-womans-private-parts.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-71096866554171094532021-09-12T15:57:00.001+02:002021-09-12T15:57:21.362+02:00People of Swaziland deserve justice over lives lost in recent political unrest, human rights group reports<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The people of Swaziland (eSwatini)
should exercise their right to choose their political system and justice must
be done for lives lost during the continuing unrest in the kingdom, according
to a <a href="https://hsf.org.za/publications/hsf-briefs/human-rights-violations-in-the-kingdom-of-eswatini"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">briefing paper from the South
Africa-based Helen Suzman Foundation</span></a> just released.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland is not a
democracy and over the past months protests for reform have been repressed with
excessive might from police and security forces.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Political parties are barred from taking part in
elections and groups advocating for reform are banned under the Suppression of
Terrorism Act. No members of the kingdom’s Senate chamber are elected by the
people and the King appoints the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers and top
judges among others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">At least 21 protestors had
reportedly been killed by 30 June 2021. HSF reports, ‘Video clips surfaced on
social media of police officers physically assaulting protesters and using live
ammunition at the violent protests. The UN Human Rights Committee on the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) had previously
noted its concerns over the use of force by the government of eSwatini.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a name="_ftnref5"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _ftnref5;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘In particular, it raised
concerns regarding the permissive conditions in Article 41 of the Criminal
Procedure and Evidence Act and provisions of the Public Order Act which leaves
it to the discretion of individual police officers to decide whether it is
expedient to use force. In essence, the police force have violated the right to
security of the person using this legal provision. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘Around the 30 June 2021,
the government ordered an internet shutdown to make it difficult for the people
of eSwatini to communicate within its borders and with the outside world. For
instance, MTN admitted to shutting down the internet following a directive from
the eSwatini Communications Committee. This led to an urgent application in the
High Court of eSwatini by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC).’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">SALC said the said internet
shutdown led to violation of freedom of expressions, information and
association. The matter has yet to be heard.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">On 2 July 2021, The Southern
African Development Community (SADC) started a fact-finding mission in
Swaziland through the SADC Organ Troika on Politics, Defence and Security. This
was criticised by civil society organisations as being too late and out of
touch.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">HSF said, ‘The government’s
response to the political demands of the people for a reform of the current
monarchy into a democratic government ought not to have been the use of force
or limitation and infringement of freedom of expression, and sharing and
attaining of information. This violated its domestic laws and international
obligations.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland prodemocracy
protesters take their case to UN </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/swaziland-prodemocracy-protesters-take.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/swaziland-prodemocracy-protesters-take.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Security forces set up
roadblocks across Swaziland to hinder prodemocracy protests </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/security-forces-set-up-roadblocks.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/security-forces-set-up-roadblocks.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Police, army block
political protests across Swaziland </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/police-army-block-political-protests.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/police-army-block-political-protests.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-84450399978297668272021-09-11T09:21:00.001+02:002021-09-12T09:22:14.487+02:00Swaziland prodemocracy protesters take their case to UN<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hundreds of prodemocracy demonstrators in Swaziland
(eSwatini) gathered outside the UN office inn the kingdom’s capital Mbabane
demanding an end to King Mswati’s absolute monarchy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ten representatives of the Political Party Assembly
(PPA), a coalition of five banned political parties, met with the UN Resident
Coordinator, Nathalie Ndongo-She on Friday (10 September 2021).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland is not a democracy. Political parties are
barred from taking part in elections and groups advocating for reform are
banned under the Suppression of Terrorism Act. No members of the kingdom’s
Senate chamber are elected by the people and the King appoints the Prime
Minister, cabinet ministers and top judges among others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The meeting was part of a Global Week of Action that
included efforts to deliver petitions of protest at local government offices
and an attempt to block the border with South Africa.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Later, the UN issued a <a href="https://twitter.com/UEswatini/status/1436367882221506566">statement</a> on
social media, ‘<span class="css-901oao">The United Nations continues to stand in
solidarity with the people of eSswatini & is working to help restore peace
to the nation.’</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span class="css-901oao"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sibongile Mazibuko, President of the Ngwane National
Liberatory Congress (NNLC), who was one of the political leaders who delivered
the petition said King Mswati refused to engage them on democratic reforms
despite numerous attempts. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘We have reached a point whereby we have no
alternative but to approach the United Nations because there are UN Conventions
which he signed. We have seen the United Nations resolving political conflicts
in countries like Sudan and we believe they will take action and assist us
achieve democracy,’ she said.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Security forces set up
roadblocks across Swaziland to hinder prodemocracy protests </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/security-forces-set-up-roadblocks.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/security-forces-set-up-roadblocks.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Police, army block
political protests across Swaziland </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/police-army-block-political-protests.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/police-army-block-political-protests.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-40377849932877984712021-09-09T23:00:00.001+02:002021-09-10T16:57:17.200+02:00Security forces set up roadblocks across Swaziland to hinder prodemocracy protests <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Police and security forces set up roadblocks across
Swaziland (eSwatini) to stop people joining prodemocracy protests at the kingdom’s
border with South Africa.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Solders were deployed at the border gate at Matsamo after
a <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/plan-to-blockade-swaziland-border-as.html">proposed
blockade</a> had been announced. Cars were searched at </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Lozitha,
Mankayane, Luyengo, Mahlanya and Mvutshini</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">On the South African side, the Confederation of South
African Trade Unions (COSATU) organised a demonstration. Police fired shots in
the air and used teargas to push back the crowd of protestors.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The actions on Thursday (9 September 2021) were part
of a Global Week of Action in support of democratic reform. Swaziland is ruled
by King Mswati III as an absolute monarch. Political parties are barred from
taking part in elections and group advocating democracy are banned under the
Suppression of Terrorism Act. No members of the kingdom’s Senate chamber are elected
by the people.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a name="160568208022781891"></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Police,
army block political protests across Swaziland </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/police-army-block-political-protests.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/police-army-block-political-protests.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Plan to blockade
Swaziland border as campaign for democracy intensifies </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/plan-to-blockade-swaziland-border-as.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/plan-to-blockade-swaziland-border-as.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-44419656703088666432021-09-07T23:00:00.001+02:002021-09-08T13:47:04.142+02:00Police, army block political protests across Swaziland <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland (eSwatini) police
and soldiers were out in numbers to block prodemocracy marches across the
kingdom at the start of an intended global week of action.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Campaigners hoped to
deliver petitions of complaint to various constituency centres in the kingdom
ruled by King Mswati III as an absolute monarch. Pollical parties are barred
from taking part in elections and groups advocating democracy are banned under
the Suppression of Terrorism Act.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">On Monday (6 September
2021) police dispersed gatherings, marches or petitions at many places
including Ludzeludze, Ntondozi, Lugongolweni, Ntfonjeni, Kukhanyeni, Manzini
North and Manzini South.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">At Sidwala, protestors held
a political meeting and later people sang political songs. They tried to march
to Mankayane but police dispersed them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Meanwhile, about 100 Lomahasha and Shewula youth managed
to march despite police roadblocks but they could not deliver a petition.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">More than 300 people were cornered by police to stop
them from marching to deliver a petition to the Nhlangano Police Station. They managed
to march to the bus rank, but were quickly turned back by police and Correctional
officers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The protestors sang and danced while police took
pictures and videos of them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">More than 20 police from the Siteki Police Station and
Lubombo Regional Police Headquarters stopped about 20 Lugongolweni youth
members from holding a prayer service at the Siteki Town Council Hall.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Soldiers were deployed at Siphofaneni to deter protestors
who intended to march in the town. The <i>Times of eSwatini</i> reported allegations
that soldiers assaulted five people.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Plan to blockade
Swaziland border as campaign for democracy intensifies </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/plan-to-blockade-swaziland-border-as.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/plan-to-blockade-swaziland-border-as.html</a>
</span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-88950438210792404412021-09-05T10:32:00.006+02:002021-09-05T10:32:51.150+02:00Plan to blockade Swaziland border as campaign for democracy intensifies<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">South African trade
unionists plan to blockade the border with Swaziland (eSwatini) in support of a
campaign for democracy in the kingdom.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">COSATU (Congress of South
African Trade Unions) intends to block three border posts on the South African
side. It is in support of the Swaziland Global Week of Action that starts on
Monday (6 September 2021), it said in a statement.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The blockade will take
place on Wednesday.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The action is being taken
in partnership with a number of Swaziland prodemocracy groups. Swaziland is ruled
by King Mswati III as an absolute monarch. Political partis are banned from taking
part in elections and groups advocating democracy are outlawed under the
Suppression of Terrorism Act. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Earlier this year there was
extensive violence across the kingdom and according to some reports <a href="http://www.swazilandnews.co.za/fundza.php?nguyiphi=1492"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">at
least 70 people were killed</span></a> by security forces during prodemocracy
protests.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland Army in ‘full
charge’ after protests, many killed, Human Rights Watch reports </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/swaziland-army-in-full-charge-after.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/swaziland-army-in-full-charge-after.html</span></a>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland (eSwatini) police reportedly shot a man in
the head, killing him, after they suspected him of farming cannabis (known
locally as dagga).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The <i><a href="http://www.swazilandnews.co.za/fundza.php?nguyiphi=1490">Swaziland News</a></i>
reported Sihle Dludlu was shot dead by a police officer based at Nhlangano on
Friday (3 September 2021).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Local residents protested at the shooting and were
dispersed by police using teargas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Communist Party of Swaziland in a statement said </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Dludlu
was shot with four or five bullets, one shot hit him in the head.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It added </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">it happened in full public view. ‘Evidence
shows that there was no intention to arrest him’ it said.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">There has been concern for many years that police in Swaziland have a <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/08/swaziland-police-kill-another-unarmed.html">‘shoot-to-kill’</a>
policy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland police shoot
student in eye during protest unrest </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-police-shoot-student-in-eye.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-police-shoot-student-in-eye.html</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland police ‘assault
man’ during protest against police harassment </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-police-assault-man-during.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-police-assault-man-during.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland police kill another
unarmed man reviving fears of shoot-to-kill policy </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/08/swaziland-police-kill-another-unarmed.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/08/swaziland-police-kill-another-unarmed.html</a></span>
<p> </p>Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-60009868143045603342021-09-03T11:30:00.004+02:002021-09-03T11:30:35.054+02:00Swaziland school closed after pupils boycott after illegal corporal punishment<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">A high school in Swaziland
(eSwatini) has been closed indefinitely after pupils boycotted classes in
protest at beatings that some had received.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Corporal punishment is
banned in Swaziland.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It happened at Nyamane after
pupils refused to return to classes after lunch on Wednesday (1 September 2021).
They sang political songs and police were called.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">According to the <i>Times
of eSwatini</i> pupils objected to being beaten for not cutting their hair.
Some were so badly injured they needed hospital treatment.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Shiselweni Regional
Education Officer Siboniso Gumbi confirmed the incident. Gumbi said the school was
closed pending a meeting with parents. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Cane
banned in Swazi schools</span></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2015/10/beating-banned-in-swazi-school.html">http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2015/10/beating-banned-in-swazi-school.html</a></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">MPs want cane back in
schools </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2017/03/mps-want-cane-back-in-schools.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2017/03/mps-want-cane-back-in-schools.html</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Beating banned in
Swaziland schools, but ‘no law’ to prosecute teachers who do </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/08/beating-banned-swaziland-schools-but-no.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/08/beating-banned-swaziland-schools-but-no.html</a>
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Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-57885206093998763372021-07-27T09:23:00.005+02:002021-07-27T09:23:47.569+02:00Two Swaziland prodemocracy MPs charged under terrorism law<p class="MsoNormal">T<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">wo Swaziland (eSwatini) members of parliament have
been charged under a terrorism law after speaking out for democracy in the
kingdom.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube appeared in
court on Monday (26 July 2021) and were remanded in custody until 2 August. A
bail hearing has been scheduled for Thursday.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">They have been charged under the Suppression of
Terrorism Act of 2011.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland is not a democracy and is ruled by King
Mswati III as an absolute monarch. Political parties are banned from taking part
in elections and MPs are elected on ‘individual merit’. Individuals who
advocate for democracy are routinely charged under the terrorism act.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The arrests came after weeks of protests in Swaziland.
As many as 100 people might have been killed by security forces, according to an
estimate by the Communist Party of Swaziland. The Swaziland Solidarity Network
put the figure closer to 70.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The arrests have been condemned by prodemocracy organisations. The
Peoples’ United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) called for an international
boycott of Swazi goods on 6 August to deny King Mswati the revenue he needed to
pay his security forces to “brutalise” the population.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The US embassy in Swaziland said in its statement, ‘The people of
Eswatini have the constitutional right to be heard through, and represented by,
their own freely chosen representatives in Parliament. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘The suppression of the right of individuals — including members of
Parliament — to freely express their opinions is unacceptable.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland Army in ‘full charge’
after protests, many killed, Human Rights Watch reports </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/swaziland-army-in-full-charge-after.html"><span style="color: blue;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/swaziland-army-in-full-charge-after.html</span></a>
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Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-25995276241420721312021-07-17T08:47:00.003+02:002021-07-17T08:47:23.500+02:00Swaziland absolute monarch appoints new Prime Minister – no election held<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">King Mswati III, the
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new prime minister.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
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Dlamini, <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/12/swaziland-pm-who-died-of-coronavirus.html">who
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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland is not a
democracy and political parties are banned from contesting elections. The King
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to Amnesty International</a>, the Swazi </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">government of launched a ‘full-frontal
assault’ on human rights in a crackdown on the protesters which left dozens
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Protesters took to the streets again on Friday in
Manzini, the second-largest city, before the king’s address.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
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Secretary General Sikelela Dlamini <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/16/eswatini-king-appoints-new-pm-as-anti-monarchy-protests-flare">told
Reuters news agency</a> that police fired tear gas and used water cannon to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Activists said two people were wounded and that
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland Army in ‘full
charge’ after protests, many killed, Human Rights Watch reports </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/swaziland-army-in-full-charge-after.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/swaziland-army-in-full-charge-after.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Swaziland military kill
at least 19 people during prodemocracy protests,’ campaigners report </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-military-kill-at-least-19.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-military-kill-at-least-19.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland Govt. imposes
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html</a>
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Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-63562607658861751312021-07-08T16:52:00.002+02:002021-07-08T16:52:10.469+02:00Swaziland Army fires at, stops, U.S. diplomatic vehicle against international rules during prodemocracy protests<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Swaziland (eSwatini) <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/swaziland-army-in-full-charge-after.html">Army
fired</a> on a United States embassy diplomatic vehicle and later tried to
search it at a road block.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It happened during the
recent prodemocracy protests in which as many as 40 people were reported killed
by security forces, it was revealed on Thursday (8 July 2021).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The US Embassy in Mbabane
confirmed the incident after reports circulated on the Internet.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://twitter.com/USEmbEswatini/status/1413037344773615617">On Twitter</a>
it said,<span class="Heading1Char"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> ‘</span></span></span><span class="css-901oao"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We can confirm shots were fired at an embassy vehicle
on July 1 and we informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the incident
via diplomatic note—a standard form of communication btwn diplomatic missions
& MFA. We are working closely with the MFA to address the incident.’</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="css-901oao"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="css-901oao"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Previously the note from
the US Embassy had <a href="https://twitter.com/mbhemisisi/status/1413041024432283653/photo/1">circulated
on the Internet</a>. It read in part, ‘a soldier in the Eswatini Defence Forces
shot three live rounds at a US diplomatic vehicle, with one round striking the
vehicle.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="css-901oao"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="css-901oao"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Additionally, soldiers
stopped the same vehicle at a second checkpoint, pointed weapons at the
vehicle, and attempted to search the vehicle in violation of the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations.’</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="css-901oao"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Swazi Government, which
is not elected by the people but appointed by King Mswati III who rules as an
absolute monarch, has made no public statement on the incident.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">For weeks campaigners <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html">had
been marching</a> on local government offices to deliver petitions calling for
democratic reform. Political parties cannot contest elections and groups
advocating for democracy are outlawed under the Suppression of Terrorism Act.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In <a href="https://twitter.com/USEmbEswatini/status/1413132250061807631/photo/1">a separate
statement</a> released on Thursday, the US Embassy urged the King, the Government
and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to ‘listen to the
concerns of all stakeholders and to facilitate genuine dialogue to open the space
for reform.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland Army in ‘full charge’
after protests, many killed, Human Rights Watch reports </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/swaziland-army-in-full-charge-after.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/swaziland-army-in-full-charge-after.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘Swaziland military kill at least
19 people during prodemocracy protests,’ campaigners report </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-military-kill-at-least-19.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-military-kill-at-least-19.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland Govt. imposes curfew as
prodemocracy protests grow and reports say ‘King has fled kingdom’ </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">King Mswati reportedly flees
Swaziland as prodemocracy protests intensify </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/king-mswati-reported-to-have-fled.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/king-mswati-reported-to-have-fled.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-51506759684586331492021-07-06T10:28:00.006+02:002021-07-06T10:28:41.997+02:00Swaziland Army in ‘full charge’ after protests, many killed, Human Rights Watch reports<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Army in Swaziland
(eSwatini) has taken full charge after mass prodemocracy protests left </span><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-military-kill-at-least-19.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">many people dead</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">, according to a Human Rights Watch official.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Dewa Mavhinga, director for
Southern Africa, </span><a href="https://zwnews.com/army-take-full-charge-in-eswatini-as-killing-spree-continues-says-human-rights-watch-director/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">added
reports</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> received by the
organisation were that the Army were on a ‘killing spree’.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">He said police in Swaziland
had reported that the Army had refused to have joint operations so military
deployment was not under civilian authority or oversight.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://zwnews.com/army-take-full-charge-in-eswatini-as-killing-spree-continues-says-human-rights-watch-director/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Mavhinga
reported,</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> ‘From a police source, the
army is now fully in charge for real .. not even the police knows what the army
is doing now.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘They only call the police
to collect bodies of people shot and killed.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The <i>Times of Swaziland</i>
reported on Sunday (4 July 2021) ‘Army declares We have taken over’ and added
those who failed to obey instructions ‘will face full wraith of troops’.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The <i>Times</i> reported the
first sight of the army being deployed on the streets was on the previous
Tuesday after protesters turned violent. As well as killings there are reports
of widespread lootings.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">A group from the Southern
African Development Community (SADC) was in Swaziland on a fact-finding visit,
but has yet to make a public statement.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Protests have been taking place</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> across Swaziland for several weeks. People marched
on local government offices delivering petitions asking for democratic reforms.
King Mswati III rules Swaziland as an absolute monarch. He choses the Prime
Minister and cabinet ministers. Political parties are banned from contesting
election and groups advocating for democracy are outlawed under the Suppression
of Terrorism Act.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘Swaziland military kill at least
19 people during prodemocracy protests,’ campaigners report </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-military-kill-at-least-19.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-military-kill-at-least-19.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland Govt. imposes
curfew as prodemocracy protests grow and reports say ‘King has fled kingdom’ </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">King Mswati reportedly
flees Swaziland as prodemocracy protests intensify </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/king-mswati-reported-to-have-fled.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/king-mswati-reported-to-have-fled.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland democracy
protests continue despite ban and police violence </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland absolute
monarch bans pro-democracy marches as protests against him mount </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-11889793359714216842021-06-30T17:12:00.005+02:002021-06-30T17:12:38.397+02:00‘Swaziland military kill at least 19 people during prodemocracy protests,’ campaigners report<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As many as 19 people have reportedly been killed
during the prodemocracy protests in Swaziland (eSwatini).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The <a href="https://twitter.com/CPSwaziland/status/1410237096581808132/photo/1">Communist
Party of Swaziland (CPS) reported</a> five people had been certified dead at
the Mbabane Government Hospital in the Swazi capital.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://twitter.com/CPSwaziland/status/1410237096581808132/photo/1">In a
statement</a> on Wednesday (30 June 2021) it said more than 50 people had been
admitted to the hospital with gunshot wounds.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html">dusk
to dawn curfew</a> was imposed on Tuesday <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html">after
weeks of protests</a> across Swaziland where King Mswati III rules as an
absolute monarch. Pollical parties are banned from taking part in elections <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and groups advocating for democracy are
outlawed under the Suppression of Terrorism Act.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘In Nhlangano town [on Tuesday night],the military
killed one person and injured at least four, including a child of about nine
years old,’ the CPS reported.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It added, ‘Nurses from the Manzini Raleigh Fitkin
Memorial Hospital report that this morning they received three cases of
protestors who died after getting shot by the military during the Tuesday night
protests at Matsapha. Many more have been admitted with gunshot wounds
inflicted by the military.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It added, ‘At least five people have been confirmed
dead following attacks by military during the Manzini-Matsapha protests since
[Tuesday] night.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">CPS said, ‘In Mankayane, five have been confirmed
dead, shot by the military.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Internet connections across the kingdom have been shut
down. CPS said, ‘The regime used the internet blackout to invade people’s
homes, randomly assault, shoot and kill people, hoping that attacks would not
be detected.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland Govt. imposes curfew as prodemocracy
protests grow and reports say ‘King has fled kingdom’ </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">King Mswati reportedly flees Swaziland as prodemocracy
protests intensify </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/king-mswati-reported-to-have-fled.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/king-mswati-reported-to-have-fled.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland democracy protests continue despite ban and
police violence </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland absolute monarch bans pro-democracy marches
as protests against him mount </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-83022116659413628122021-06-29T19:58:00.006+02:002021-06-29T19:58:42.832+02:00Swaziland U.S. Embassy closes as prodemocracy unrest spreads across kingdom<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The United States Embassy in Swaziland (eSwatini) is
to stay closed on Wednesday (30 June 2021) in reaction to the civil unrest
sweeping the kingdom and <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html">a
curfew imposed</a> by the Swazi Government.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In a ‘security alert’ published on social media it stated,
‘Civil unrest continues in eSwatini, including the burning and looting of
stores, cars and businesses.’ </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Prodemocracy campaigners <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html">have
been marching</a> across the kingdom, especially in rural areas, delivering
petitions at local government offices.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland is not a democracy and is controlled by King
Mswati III as an absolute monarch. Political parties are banned from taking
part in elections and the King appoints the Prime Minister and cabinet
ministers. Groups advocating for democracy are outlawed under the Suppression
of Terrorism Act.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Last week Acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku,
speaking for the King, <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html">banned
all protest</a> demonstrations. This was largely ignored and protests
continued. They want widespread political reforms and the right to elect their
own Prime Minister.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">On Tuesday (29 June 2021), <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html">Masuku
announced a curfew</a> from 6pm to 5am to take place with immediate effect.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Following this the US statement said, ‘All fights out
of KM111 international airport have been suspended until further notice.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It added, ‘Internet service is expected to degrade as
Internet Service Providers have been told to shit down. Cell phone service is
still available but data services (WhatsApp) will be spotty if existent at
all.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It added the US Embassy would remain closed through
Wednesday 30 June 2021. Embassy staff have been directed to stay at home.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland Govt. imposes curfew as
prodemocracy protests grow and reports say ‘King has fled kingdom’ </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-govt-imposes-curfew-as.html</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">King Mswati
reportedly flees Swaziland as prodemocracy protests intensify </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/king-mswati-reported-to-have-fled.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/king-mswati-reported-to-have-fled.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Swaziland
democracy protests continue despite ban and police violence </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland absolute
monarch bans pro-democracy marches as protests against him mount </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-36175682090622807142021-06-29T15:07:00.003+02:002021-06-29T15:07:23.181+02:00King Mswati reported to have fled Swaziland as prodemocracy protests intensify<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland
(eSwatini), fled the kingdom after prodemocracy campaigners defied his order to
stop protest marches, according to unconfirmed reports.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) <a href="https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/king-mswati-alleged-to-have-fled-eswatini-amid-violent-protests/">reported
on Tuesday</a> (29 June 2021) that he had left but details were ‘still
sketchy’. It said thousands of people had taken to social media after reports
that he had fled the kingdom ‘after pro-democracy protests turned into chaos’.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The <i><a href="http://www.swazilandnews.co.za/fundza.php?nguyiphi=1303">Swaziland News</a></i>,
an online newspaper, reported the King ‘fled’ on Monday evening.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It said he had also ordered the arrest of two members
of parliament who supported the protestors.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland is ruled by King Mswati as an absolute
monarch. Political parties are banned from taking part in elections and the
King chooses the Prime Minister and government cabinet ministers as well as top
judges and civil servants. Groups advocating for democracy are outlawed under
the Suppression of Terrorism Act.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Protestors have marched across the kingdom – mostly in
rural areas – to deliver petitions at local government centres calling for
widespread reforms. Among them is a demand they be allowed to elect the prime
minister.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Themba Masuku, the Swazi Acting Prime Minister on
Thursday speaking on behalf of the King, <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html">issued
a ban</a> on all protest marches but many went ahead over the weekend in
defiance.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.swazilandnews.co.za/fundza.php?nguyiphi=1303">The <i>Swaziland
News</i> reported on Tuesday</a>, ‘It has been disclosed that the army was
deployed to control the situation at Matsapha on Monday evening a few minutes
after the King fled using his private jet. The soldiers immediately started
opening fire and the exact number of causalities could not be ascertained at
the time of compiling this report, protests are expected to intensify on
Tuesday night with protestors targeting King Mswati and Government properties.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It added, ‘An effort was made to contact King Mswati
directly on his mobile phone for a comment after his Spokesperson Sabelo
Dlamini avoided questions several times, however, both numbers of the King not
available on the network at the time of compiling this report and his
whereabouts remain unknown.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Later on Tuesday, Acting Prime Minister Masuku <a href="https://twitter.com/EswatiniGovern1/status/1409790156853366785/photo/1">issued
a satement</a> saying the King ‘is in the country’. He promised updates on the situation
in the kingdom ‘as the day progresses.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland democracy
protests continue despite ban and police violence </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-democracy-protests-continue.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland absolute
monarch bans pro-democracy marches as protests against him mount </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-53218029732784851072021-06-28T15:30:00.001+02:002021-06-28T15:30:27.813+02:00Swaziland democracy protests continue despite ban and police violence<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pro-democracy protests continued across Swaziland
(eSwatini) despite a ban on marching imposed by the kingdom’s absolute monarch.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Marches took place in at least 10 locations – mainly in
rural areas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Police fired teargas and live ammunition in an attempt
to disperse protestors. There were many injuries, including to two journalists.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland is ruled by King Mswati III as an absolute
monarch. Political parties are banned from taking part in elections and the
King chooses the Prime Minister and government cabinet ministers as well as top
judges and civil servants. Groups advocating for democracy are outlawed under
the Suppression of Terrorism Act.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Campaigners who marched on Friday (25 June 2021) and
Saturday called for wholesale political reforms and want to elect their own
prime minister.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku on behalf of the
King <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html">had
declared marches</a> to deliver petitions illegal and the National Commissioner
of Police William Dlamini warned police would show ‘zero tolerance’ and ‘unleash
the full might of the law’ against anyone defying the ban.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN), a prodemocracy
group banned in the kingdom, reported, ‘The most violent protests occurred at
Siphofaneni where police once again retreated immediately after infuriating the
local population. In the aftermath of that clash the road passing though the
town was completely closed as trucks were burnt. This was eerily similar to
what occurred at Msunduza the previous day.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wonder Dlamini, a journalist for the <i>eSwatini
Observer,</i> a newspaper in effect owned by the King, <a href="http://www.swazilandnews.co.za/fundza.php?nguyiphi=1297">was shot with a
teargas cannister</a> at close range at Lugongolweni.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="d2edcug0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Andile Langwenya, a
reporter for the online publication <i>Independent News</i>, eSwatini, was
hospitalised after being tear-gassed by police at Msunduza. <a href="https://independentnews.co.sz/news/7222/msunduza-riot-journalist-tear-gassed-collapse-hospitalized/?fbclid=IwAR3NKNJwquB4GnS7duKMLJui0_8sGXHpcYZnGo2CR8QbOgprJdKmm-TKjTA">Sifiso
Sibandze,</a> <i>Independent News</i> Editor, said, ‘Police should stop
employing hooliganism tactics when doing their job.’</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="d2edcug0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://new.observer.org.sz/details.php?id=16328">At Msunduza, the<i>
Observer </i>reported</a>, ‘Teargas canisters were also shot in all directions
and to nearby residential places and in the absence of the Red Cross
volunteers, journalists were forced to assist some children who were
overwhelmed by the teargas by whisking them to safety.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p>The <i><a href="http://new.observer.org.sz/details.php?id=16340">Observer<span style="font-style: normal;"> also reported,</span></a></i> ‘The protests that
broke out across the country seemingly fuelled an ongoing conversation about
police brutality and political reforms in the country. Previous protest marches
had been calm and the protesters spoke of their frustration over being led by
an unelected prime minister among a litany of many grievances.</p><p> </p>
<p>‘The issue of the elected PM had been foremost, with other grievances
becoming only ancillary. The manner in which the protests quickly escalated
into a national occurrence reflected long standing frustrations and rage by
communities.’</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-outline-level: 3;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland
absolute monarch bans pro-democracy marches as protests against him mount </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-absolute-monarch-bans-pro.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-72374831694167398442021-06-25T01:30:00.001+02:002021-06-25T01:30:00.313+02:00Swaziland absolute monarch bans pro-democracy marches as protests against him mount<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">King Mwati III, the absolute monarch in Swaziland
(eSwatini), has banned public pro-democracy demonstrations in the kingdom.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/pro-democracy-protests-sweep-rural.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Thousands
of protestors have marched</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> mainly in rural areas across
Swaziland over the past weeks. More marches were planned for the coming days.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Political parties are banned from taking part in
elections and groups advocating democracy are outlawed under the Suppression of
Terrorism Act. The King appoints the Prime Minister, and top government
ministers. He also appoints senior judges and civil servants.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The protestors want widespread reforms including
political parties to be allowed to contest elections and the right to elect
their own prime minister and government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They had been marching on local government centres known as tinkhundla
to deliver petitions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Themba Masuku, the Swazi Acting Prime Minister, </span><a href="http://www.gov.sz/images/CORONA/APM-Statement-24-June-2021.pdf"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">speaking
on behalf of the King</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> on Thursday (24 June 2021) said marches
to deliver petitions would be banned with immediate effect.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘The full might of the law will take effect to anyone
who will continue to ignore the rule of law,’ he said.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He added there would be ‘zero tolerance’ shown to
those who break the order.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Later, Mlungisi Makhanyamo president of the Peoples’
United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), one of the leading pro-democracy groups that
is banned in Swaziland, </span><a href="https://newsonafrica.com/sz/pudemo-president-mbabane-east-inkhundla-petition-delivery-to-proceed/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">said
a planned march</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> to deliver a petition in Mbabane on
Friday would go ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">See also </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pro-democracy protests sweep rural Swaziland </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/pro-democracy-protests-sweep-rural.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/pro-democracy-protests-sweep-rural.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-44562041518894736022021-06-24T10:03:00.004+02:002021-06-24T10:04:00.755+02:00Swaziland health minister falsely blames medicine shortage crisis on coronavirus pandemic<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland (eSwatini) has a
severe shortage of medicines of all types, the kingdom’s Minister of Health Lizzie
Nkosi confirmed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The kingdom, ruled by King
Mswati III as an absolute monarch, has been in a health crisis for many years.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Despite this Nkosi blamed
the continuing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for much of the problem. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="http://www.times.co.sz/news/132896-drugs-shortage-crisis-in-eswatini.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">In a
media conference</span></a> she said, . ‘There are a number of reasons why the
country is in this unfortunate situation. The main one being the impact of
COVID-19, which has affected international supply and availability of medicines.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">However, the medicine shortage
is not new. A large part of the problem is that the Swazi Government failed to pay
medicine suppliers and so they stopped supplying drugs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/06/new-report-of-swaziland-hospital-crisis.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For example in June 2020,</span></a>
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">patients
at Mbabane Government Hospital in the kingdom’s capital was left without food
when a catering company refused to deliver until the government met its unpaid
bills.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It was one of a long list of cases in the kingdom
where patients had been neglected over the years because of the financial
crisis. In <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/07/food-collection-points-set-up-in.html">July
2019 food collection points</a> were set up across Mbabane to collect donations
to feed patients at Mbabane Government Hospital when patients were left hungry
after the government failed to pay food suppliers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">At the same time it was <a href="http://www.times.co.sz/news/128789-another-drugs-shortage-hits-eswatini.html">reported
that hospitals and clinics were short of about 40 major medicines</a>,
including antibiotics and painkillers, to treat a variety of conditions
including the flu, arthritis, fungus infection, nausea, vomiting and mental
health issues.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">At least six children <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/08/six-children-die-as-diarrhoea-once.html">were
reported to have died<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from diarrhoea</a>
in August 2019. Drugs to treat them were unavailable.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In August 2019 the Ministry of Health confirmed in its
<a href="http://new.observer.org.sz/details.php?id=9972">first quarter
performance report</a> delivered to the Swazi parliament that drugs had run out
and there were shortages of nurses, midwives and other health professionals.
Fuel frequently ran out and ambulances and other vehicles had broken down.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br />
<br />
Part of the report stated, ‘While most patients were negatively affected,
highly impacted patients were those on psychiatric medication, which stocked
out for longer periods and those taking anti-hypertensive treatment. The main
cause for stock-outs is failure to pay suppliers on time due to the fiscal
challenges facing the government.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In 2019, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://afro.who.int/news/universal-health-coverage-leaving-no-one-behind-kingdom-eswatini">the
World Health Organisation (WHO)</a> reported there were not enough doctors,
nurses and support staff. WHO conducted the Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
scoping exercise in Swaziland. Its <a href="https://afro.who.int/news/universal-health-coverage-leaving-no-one-behind-kingdom-eswatini">report
stated</a>, ‘The country has inadequate health workforce in both numbers and
skills. The distribution of health workforce is also skewed in favour of urban
areas with some rural health facilities having staffing gaps. Other health
workforce challenges include; retention of skilled staff due to frequent
rotation of workers especially nurses; and government absorption of donor funded
positions.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">WHO added, ‘The distribution of health facilities and
access to essential health services create inequities between rural and urban
populations.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Richard Rooney</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland health crisis
getting worse as budgets cut. Rural areas most affected </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/02/swaziland-health-crisis-getting-worse.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/02/swaziland-health-crisis-getting-worse.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">More deaths in Swaziland
as government fails to pay medicine suppliers </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/05/more-deaths-in-swaziland-as-government.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2019/05/more-deaths-in-swaziland-as-government.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-27799040569487431232021-06-22T09:29:00.003+02:002021-06-22T09:29:40.743+02:00Pro-democracy protests sweep rural Swaziland <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Pro-democracy protests have been taking place across
Swaziland (eSwatini), especially in rural areas, as a campaign steps up to
allow people to elect their own prime minister, among other sweeping changes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland is ruled by King Mswati III as an absolute
monarch. Political parties are banned from taking part in elections and the
King appoints the PM and other ministers as well as top judges and civil servants.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
people also called for the economy of the kingdom to be democratically
controlled by the people and the provision of free quality healthcare,
education and other services. About seven in ten of the 1.1 million population
live in abject poverty.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">At <a href="https://eswatinilabourinsight.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-workers-perspective-on-winds-of.html">least
15 separate demonstrations</a> took place on Saturday (19 June 2021). Police <a href="http://www.swazilandnews.co.za/fundza.php?nguyiphi=1275">fired live
bullets</a> in an attempt to disperse a crowd at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Kukhanyeni in the Manzini region.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A
reporter from the <a href="https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/eswatini-youth-stage-rare-rural-protest-against-monarchy-20210620">AFP
news agency <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">at the scene</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> said about
500 youth gathered. Tyres were burnt and roads blocked. They chanted political
slogans as they marched through the village. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">AFP reported police fired stun grenades and live bullets </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">–</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">a rare
event in rural areas, which tend to support the monarchy</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The angry
crowd threw stones in response.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A <a href="http://www.times.co.sz/news/132842-cops-use-live-rounds-to-disperse-kukhanyeni-protesters.html">police
spokesperson confirmed</a> shots were fired into the air.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">People also marched at Mafutseni, Zombodze Emuva,
Lomahasha and Ntfonjeni among other places. More protests are expected this
week.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Protestors
have been marching to local government centres (known as tinkhundla) to deliver
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<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Hundreds of youthful protestors blocked
the road around Kukhanyeni Inkhundla while demanding that King Mswati III
returns to multiparty democracy politics. Pictures from <a href="https://sdnewsweek.wordpress.com/2021/06/19/pressure-mounts-for-king-kukhanyeni-residents-burn-tyres-demand-multiparty-democracy/">Swati
Newsweek,</a></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland police shoot student in
eye during protest unrest </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-police-shoot-student-in-eye.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-police-shoot-student-in-eye.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland police ‘assault
man’ during protest against police harassment </span></p>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-police-assault-man-during.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-police-assault-man-during.html</a></span>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-63162817440675478832021-06-17T01:30:00.000+02:002021-06-17T01:30:00.302+02:00Campaigners tackle Swaziland absolute monarch on lack of media freedom<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Media freedom in Swaziland
(eSwatini) is getting worse and a regional campaign group is calling on
absolute monarch King Mswati III to respect human rights.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Media Institute of
Southern Africa (MISA<a href="https://www.zimeye.net/2021/06/15/full-text-misa-writes-to-king-mswati-over-rights-abuses/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">) wrote to the King</span></a>
to express ‘concern at the deteriorating media freedom and freedom of
expression environment’ in the kingdom.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It said that ‘media freedom
violations are on the increase’ and there is a ‘lack’ of media rights.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">MISA said, ‘harassment,
intimidation and physical violence against journalists are all common and
result in almost constant self-censorship’.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Zweli Martin Dlamini, the
editor of the <i>Swaziland News</i>, an online newspaper, has been <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2018/11/exiled-editor-zweli-martin-dlamini-to.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">forced into exile</span></a>
in South Africa. Eugene Dube, editor of the </span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swati Newsweek</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> website,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> has <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/05/swaziland-journalist-critical-of-king.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">also been forced into exile</span></a>
in South Africa. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘Dlamini and Dube’s
“crimes” have been to write articles deemed to be too critical of the King,’
MISA said.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">King Mswati and the Swazi
Government have <a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/03/swaziland-absolute-monarch-sets-lawyers.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">filed high court papers</span></a>
in South Africa seeking to stop eSwatini publications from publishing stories
on the King, his family and associates without their prior consent.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘Such a lawsuit presents
Eswatini and the King as intolerant to criticism and averse to being held to
account,’ MISA said.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It added section 24 of the Swaziland
Constitution promotes freedom of expression. MISA told the King, ‘But this
right remains elusive for media workers in your country. In addition, the
lawsuit filed in South Africa also flies in the face of this constitutionally
guaranteed right.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It called on the King to
respect the principles of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
(ACHPR) Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, which
expressly calls on African governments to promote freedom of expression and of
the media in their respective countries.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">MISA said, ‘We urge the eSwatini
authorities to demonstrate their commitment and adherence to constitutionally
guaranteed rights by allowing the media to operate freely without any
harassments, assaults, threats or reprisals for doing their work.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It called on the King ‘to
intervene in the cases against Dlamini and Dube and ensure that they are
allowed back into the country to freely continue with their constitutionally
guaranteed professional rights without hindrance’.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Swaziland
absolute monarch sets lawyers on critical online newspaper </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/03/swaziland-absolute-monarch-sets-lawyers.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/03/swaziland-absolute-monarch-sets-lawyers.html</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland journalist
critical of King flees, hides in forest five days </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/05/swaziland-journalist-critical-of-king.html">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2020/05/swaziland-journalist-critical-of-king.html</a></span></p>
Publisher: Richard Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115971726346538314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951199487766911177.post-7878131551073080132021-06-14T01:30:00.002+02:002021-06-16T13:20:14.889+02:00Swaziland tightens coronavirus restrictions in fear of third wave<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">As Swaziland (eSwatini) faces months </span><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-asked-for-500000-doses-of.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">without
adequate numbers of coronavirus vaccines</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">, and with a third wave
of the pandemic feared, Acting Swazi Prime Minister Themba Masuku announced
further restrictions to everyday life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">He </span><a href="http://www.gov.sz/images/CORONA/APM-COVID19-statement-11-June-final.pdf"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">said
in a statement</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> that the daily number of </span><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/search/label/coronavirus"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">coronavirus</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
(COVID-19) cases increased since the first week of June 2021, ‘and currently
remains above 10 cases per day on average. This represents a more than doubling
of COVID-19 cases that are being diagnosed since the beginning of June.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">He said on Friday (11 June 2021) Swaziland had recorded
82 new cases in the past week alone with three recorded deaths in the past
three days. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘These numbers are a serious cause for concern
particularly when we consider that from mid-March we were averaging five daily
cases and had gone 18 days without any new recorded death. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘This is really concerning and provides a clear
indication that a third wave of the pandemic is closer than we may think.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">He added, ‘As we began the month of June 2021, we have
realised a 20 percent increase in new cases for two consecutive weeks and the
increase in positivity rates for COVID-19 to 2 percent.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Although this increase may seem minimal, the numbers
are a warning call for us to take swift action to prevent an uncontrollable
increase in infections and minimise the adverse effects of COVID-19 on the
population and the health system.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Restrictions of one kind or another have been in place
since March 2020, with relaxations and tightenings made over time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Now, Masuku announced a raft of measures to take
effect Monday 14 June 2021:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Religious gatherings: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Religious establishments will only be allowed to host
one weekend daytime service, within a maximum of two and a half hours. All
other standard protective measures should be in place including 1.5m social
distancing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Community meetings: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Indoors</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">: Only a maximum
of 50 people can attend and this should be held within two hours. All other
standard protective measures should be in place including 1.5m social
distancing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Outdoors</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">: A maximum of 100
people can attend and this should be held within two hours. All other standard
protective measures should be in place including 1.5m social distancing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Sports: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Only sporting codes categorised as low and middle risk
will be allowed to operate as well as high level football such as Premier
League, National First Division and National Teams. These activities will
continue as per the guidelines previously outlined by the Ministry of Sports,
Culture and Youth Affairs. Only formal sections of these sporting codes are
permitted and thus social and informal sport remains strictly prohibited. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">4. Alcohol: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Liquor outlets will be permitted to sell alcohol from
Mondays to Thursdays, between 9am and 5pm. Alcohol remains strictly for home
consumption only. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">5. Entertainment and Arts: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Entertainment and arts activities are allowed only in
outdoor or open spaces with a maximum of 200 people in attendance with a
duration of two and half hours and strict adherence to safety protocols.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">6. Funeral and Memorial Services: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A maximum of 50 people can attend funeral services and
they should be held within 2 hours. All other standard protective measures
should be in place including 1.5m social distancing. Memorial services, night
vigils and <i>Kufukama </i>are strictly prohibited. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">7. Weddings/Kuteka: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A maximum of 50 people can attend. The activity should
be held within a maximum of 2 hours. All other standard protective measures
should be in place including 1.5m social distancing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">8. Shopping: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">All shopping outlets will operate between 8am and 7pm.
All other standard protective measures should be in place including 1.5m social
distancing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">9. Public Transport: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Public transport vehicles are allowed to carry 100
percent sitting capacity, no standing. Standard measures including the wearing
of face masks and sanitising should be implemented at all times. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">10. Restaurants and food outlets: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Standard protective measures should be in place
including social distancing of 1.5m. No alcohol should be sold or served after
7pm. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">11. <b>Education: </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Schools at all levels will remain open and will
continue to implement the blended learning approach [online and in-person
classes] where applicable. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland received only 14,400 doses of the
Astra-Zeneca vaccine this week </span><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/06/swaziland-asked-for-500000-doses-of.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">when
it needed 500,000</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> for the population of about 1.1 million
people.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">On distribution of the vaccines, Masuku said, ‘We will
start with health workers who received the first dose and those who are yet to
be vaccinated. We continue to source more vaccines in spite of the global
challenges experienced in vaccine access and we request for patience among the
public.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">See also</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Swaziland runs out of
coronavirus vaccines, only 35,000 people treated</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-runs-out-of-coronavirus.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">https://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2021/05/swaziland-runs-out-of-coronavirus.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p>
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