Monarchy critic apologises to King
On 5 March 2010, Mfomfo Nkambule, a one time harsh critic of King Mswati III, has come out to apologize to the King for his critical articles published last year when he was still a weekly columnist of the privately-owned Times of Swaziland newspaper.
Newly-launched paper sued for defamation
A newly-launched privately-owned newspaper, Swazi Mirror, is being sued E800 000 (approx. US $150 000) by the publisher of a rival paper, the Times of Swaziland. Journalist harassed
On 10 January 2010, a journalist with the privately-owned Times of Swaziland newspaper, Manqoba Nxumalo, was attacked, harassed and had his notebook confiscated by church-goers whilst he was covering a church service in Manzini, Swaziland’s second main city. Newspaper Censored
The Government of Swaziland has banned the privately-owned Times of Swaziland Sunday newspaper from publishing weekly opinionated articles by leader of the banned opposition party, Mario Masuku, who is President of the Peoples United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO).
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