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A series of protests in Eswatini against the absolute monarchy and for democratisation began in late June 2021. Starting as a peaceful protest on 20 June, they escalated after 25 June into violence and looting over the weekend when the government took a hardline stance against the demonstrations and prohibited the delivery of petitions.
Eswatini Observer (formerly Swazi Observer) is a newspaper in the Kingdom of Eswatini. It was established in 1981 and it is owned by Tibiyo Taka Ngwane , a Swazi sovereign wealth fund. The Eswatini Observer has sister newspapers, namely, the Saturday Observer , and the Sunday Observer . [ 1 ]
The People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO; Swazi: Insika Yenkhululeko Yemaswati) is the largest opposition party in Eswatini.It is a democratic socialist party. Formed in 1983 at the University of Eswatini, it is led by Mlungisi Makhanya.
The House of Assembly consists of 59 elected seats and up to ten chosen by the Ngwenyama.The 59 elected members are elected in a two-round system. A primary election is held in each of the 385 chiefdoms to choose a candidate for the secondary election, with between three and twenty candidates in each chiefdom.
The Times of Swaziland is a newspaper in Eswatini (formerly called Swaziland). It is the oldest newspaper in Eswatini, having been established in 1897 by Allister Mitchel Miller (1864–1951). It is the oldest newspaper in Eswatini, having been established in 1897 by Allister Mitchel Miller (1864–1951).
Contents were saved on a flash drive and sent to Nkoyoyo, where it was uploaded to a server. From then, the server delivered its information to the Johannesburg satellite facilities before beaming back to Swaziland. [4] In 2021, Qhawe Mamba announced that he would change the channel's news operation to focus more on stories that impact people.
Maseko was a democracy advocate, and a human rights lawyer noted for his efforts to protect minority groups and people who had been evicted from their homes. [6] In 2009, he represented the Swaziland National Ex-Miners Workers Group in their successful case against the government for failing to uphold the provisions of the Constitution that all Swazi children would receive free primary ...
The Swati people and the Kingdom of Eswatini today are named after Mswati II, who became king in 1839 after the death of his father King Sobhuza. Eswatini was a region first occupied by the San people and the current Swazis migrated from north East Africa through to Mozambique and eventually settled in Eswatini in the 15th century.