Swaziland News

Cash-strapped Swaziland has let go 1,200 school teachers, leaving classrooms empty just one month into the school year, the main teachers union said yesterday.

Wellington based Software Company Data Torque has completed the design and project planning to implement their Revenue Management System for the Swaziland Revenue Authority.

On January 23, 2012, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the 2011 Article IV consultation with the Kingdom of Swaziland.

Richard Rooney discusses the hypocrisy of King Mswati III of Swaziland: "King Mswati III of Swaziland is being hypocritical when he expresses disappointment at individuals who continue to plunder state resources for personal benefit.

An ill-timed outburst by King Mswati III's advisor and senior member of the royal household, Prince Mahlaba is what has delayed Swaziland's bid to secure a E2.4 billion bailout from neighbouring South Africa, the Nation Magazine in Swaziland reports.

President of the Swaziland National Union of Students, Maxwell Dlamini, has been released on bail today [3. February]. The money for the 50,000 Rand bail - the largest bail ever in Swazi legal history -was raised by Maxwell's father, Nimrod Dlamini, and local and international solidarity movements.A Maxwell Dlamini was detained, allegedly tortured ... (more)

At the request of the authorities, a mission of the International Monetary Fund , led by Mr.

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is vying to unseat AU head Jean Ping, is one of South Africa's most powerful women, known for her competent management and stern personality.

The R7 billion Southern African Customs Union payout to Swaziland for the 2012-13 financial year could keep King Mswati III's tottering government afloat for much of this year.

King Mswati III of Swaziland is to fly in the face of international opposition and continue his ban on political parties at the national elections next year .

Did King Mswati III of Swaziland host the famous reed dance last year? You may not be very sure.

The chief editor of the Swazi Observer newspaper said Tuesday that he has been sacked after he published interviews with democrats on the future of Africa's last absolute monarchy.

The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small, landlocked country, bordering South Africa and Mozambique .