Swaziland News

KEY ISSUES Setting: Swaziland has gradually recovered from the fiscal crisis of 2010-11, buoyed by the improved revenues from the Southern African Customs Union .

The United States is deeply concerned by the convictions of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and magazine editor Bheki Makhubu for contempt of court in the Kingdom of Swaziland.

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today's convictions for contempt of court of an editor and lawyer in Swaziland.

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today's convictions for contempt of court of an editor and lawyer in Swaziland.

A lawyer in Swaziland says two government critics there have been found guilty of contempt of court in a case that focused attention on human rights in the landlocked African kingdom.

The chief negotiator for unions at the nation's largest commuter railroad is vowing to keep working toward a deal that would avoid a strike.

Robbers fleeing a California bank took three women hostage and threw two of them from their getaway vehicle, as they fired repeatedly at police during a high-speed chase.

The head of Swaziland's civil aviation authority has admitted that it has failed to convince the Swazi public that the new King Mswati III Airport has any use.

The Ministry of National Defense has flatly denied a Wednesday media report that Defense Minister Yen Ming's cellphone was tapped by China during his visit to Africa earlier this year.

Human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and Bhekithemba Makhubu, editor of Swaziland's monthly news magazine The Nation, were arrested in March after Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi issued defective arrest warrants in response to two articles that raised concerns about judicial independence and integrity in Swaziland.

Striking workers at Swaziland's Ubombo Sugar Company have won a 10 percent pay increase , despite suffering intimidation by the Swazi Army and state security forces.

Workers at Ubombo Sugar have been on strike for more than three weeks for more pay.

Swaziland, located in southern part of Africa, has been excluded from the list of countries eligible to get benefit under the African Growth and Opportunity Act of the US Government, with effect from January 1, 2015, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced through a press release.

The ruling Namibian party has reportedly described the country's soon- to-be-launched NEFF opposition party as a hopeless bunch of disgruntled individuals who are imitating the EFF.

Thus, pursuant to section 506A of the 1974 Act ), I terminated the designation of Madagascar as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A of the 1974 Act.

The 2014 five-in-one Taipei International Food Show kicked off yesterday, featuring food products from around the globe as well as different food processing equipment.