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Mbabane, Swaziland

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SWAZILAND: Women's equality in...
SWAZILAND: Women's equality in theory, but not in practice
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A groundbreaking legal action in Swaziland's High Court is testing the new Constitution and its recognition of equal rights for women. King Mswati...
SWAZILAND: Bomb blast kills tw...
SWAZILAND: Bomb blast kills two
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Two men were killed and a third injured after a bomb exploded on 21 September close to King Mswati III's Lozitha palace, 25kms east of the Swazi...
SWAZILAND: Circumcision gives ...
SWAZILAND: Circumcision gives men an excuse not to use condoms
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
There is a growing belief among men in Swaziland that circumcision provides complete protection against HIV, a perception that worries...
SWAZILAND: A better maize crop...
SWAZILAND: A better maize crop, but not enough
IRIN NEW http://irinnews.org
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Swaziland's anticipated maize harvest this year will be double the size it was in 2007, when drought devastated the crop, but still not enough....
SWAZILAND: Every third woman s...
SWAZILAND: Every third woman sexually abused as a child, says report
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Friday, April 11, 2008
One in three Swazi women has suffered some form of sexual abuse as a child; one in four experienced physical violence, a new United Nations survey...
SWAZILAND: Underpaid and under...
SWAZILAND: Underpaid and undervalued - caregivers go hungry
PlusNews http://www.plusnews.org
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Overworked and poorly paid, volunteer caregivers in Swaziland struggling to cope with the growing numbers of bedridden patients with HIV, are faced...
SWAZILAND: Police being used a...
SWAZILAND: Police being used as a political tool, say NGOs
Monday, March 24, 2008
The Swazi police has been accused of using excessive force and the army has been deployed for domestic policing after a rare episode of political...
SWAZILAND: Enough is enough, s...
SWAZILAND: Enough is enough, say nurses
IRIN
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tired of being taken for granted, Swaziland's nurses have opted for industrial action after the government ignored a deadline to improve conditions...
SWAZILAND: Worst labour strife...
SWAZILAND: Worst labour strife in a decade
IRIN
Monday, March 10, 2008
A bloody week of the worst labour strife in a decade has exposed cracks in the Swazi government's poverty-alleviation plan of creating thousands of...
SWAZILAND: Elderly caregivers ...
SWAZILAND: Elderly caregivers get little support
PlusNews
Thursday, February 7, 2008
The widowed Gogo (SiSwati for "granny") Thwala, 72, lives a life that relies heavily on her survival skills as she single-handedly raises three...