Man arrested for reading Royal sex scandal article
SWAZILAND (12 August 2010) - On 10 August 2010 a youth activist was arrested and detained for reading and making photo copies of an article in a South African newspaper as the Swazi government tries to put a lid on a raging sex scandal rocking the Royal Family in which a Cabinet Minister was caught red-handed having sex with one of the 13 wives of King Mswati III. The Minister, Ndumiso Mamba, a close ally of King Mswati, has since been forced to resign as Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
Prince must withdraw murderous statement - MISA
23 July 2010
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Swaziland chapter
MEDIA STATEMENT
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Swaziland chapter expresses its utter shock and dismay at the death threats issued by Prince Mahlaba against journalists during the Smart Partnership dialogue in Manzini this week Swazi journalists threatened with death
SWAZILAND (22 July 2010) - On 21 July 2010 Swazi traditional authorities threatened Swazi journalists with death if they continued to write stories considered by the authorities as undermining the country’s leadership and system of government. Times' journalist assaulted
SWAZILAND (9 July 2010) - On 8 July 2010, a journalist with the privately-owned Times of Swaziland newspaper, Samkelo Ngwenya, was assaulted and had his camera partly destroyed by an angry woman as he tried to interview the reigning Miss Swaziland, Nompilo Mncina who has since recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons. State radio censors trade unions
SWAZILAND (6 July 2010) - The Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Services (SBIS), a state radio broadcaster, has banned trade unions from accessing the radio station unless they have been sanctioned by the police. |
