Swaziland recently announced a Woman Farmer of the Year competition, acknowledging the contribution of women to the nations food production. Until...

More than a third of Swazilands population is in need of food aid, after its worst ever harvest, said a UN food agencies report. A prolonged dry...

After years of cajoling by nongovernmental organisations and Swazilands ministry of agriculture to plant drought-resistant crops and diversify from...

A rising incidence of rape in Swaziland, coupled with the world's highest level of HIV-infection, is fuelling a national debate on what punishment...

As Swaziland battles with yet another rainless year, the government has launched an initiative to find long-term solutions to end the water crisis. ...

Sipho, 7, an orphan, sat overwhelmed amid his new and only possessions - a mattress, blanket and a supply of food. "Is it mine?" he asked uncertainly...

Rights activists have demanded laws to protect Swaziland's children, particularly its growing population of AIDS orphans, from being exploited as...

Pre-school children in Swaziland are the focus of a novel large-scale reading project that aims to push literacy levels to 100 percent among the...