[allAfrica] As the recorded number of infections in Africa edges towards the six million mark, it has become clear that Covid-19 is not only a public health challenge. Apart from the devastating economic impact of lockdowns and related regulations, t...

[Daily Maverick] In response to the police and army violence against protesters in Eswatini, the Southern African Human Rights Defenders Network has written to SADC asking for inclusive negotiations to introduce democracy and human rights and making ...

[Nation] Eswatini's King Mswati III on Friday appointed Cleopas Dlamini as the southern African nation's new Prime Minister, the move coming after weeks of protests in a push for democracy.

[The Herald] In August 2018, just after Zimbabwe's general elections, the country witnessed some demonstrations that were staged by opposition activists who had lost patience in waiting for the presidential election results.

[Daily Maverick] The king of Eswatini has summoned the nation to convene at Ludzidzini Royal Palace on Friday ahead of another mass anti-monarchy protest as police collect bullets from dead bodies to conceal evidence for crimes against humanity.

[East African] The recent protests in the Kingdom of eSwatini have claimed nine lives and destroyed property of a great value. The demonstrations have also claimed the facade of political stability and the image of a people happy in their cultural el...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Activists in eSwatini went to court to challenge an internet shutdown they say impacts their freedom and livelihoods. Will similar legal challenges arise elsewhere in Africa?

[Daily Maverick] Embattled Eswatini King Mswati faces a test of his popularity after calling his people to a meeting at the palace on Friday to address the lethal and destructive protests which have just rocked the country.

[New Era] Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to intervene in Eswatini.

[Daily Maverick] In late May, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari instructed mobile networks to suspend Twitter access in the country. Outraged citizens accused the government of censorship and clamping down on dissent. In January, Uganda's governme...

[Daily Maverick] Eswatini's political opposition says the country's government is trying to use Covid-19 restrictions as an excuse to prevent its political opponents from meeting the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

[Daily Maverick] By the middle of last week, with sheer and unbridled brute force, the Eswatini monarchy and its government had managed to force a retreat by pro-democracy protests and restore a semblance of calm to streets of various towns of Eswati...

[New Frame] Like the former South African president, the king of eSwatini is destined to fall from grace and power. But as the wheel of history turns, it is imperative to think about viable routes into a just future.

[Daily Maverick] There is a curious sense of disembodiment among the populace of Eswatini. It is a numbness that comes from being unable to comprehend how an essentially peaceful nation can so suddenly become unbalanced.

[Daily Maverick] To say nothing when our own citizens are violated and assaulted is shameful and a clear abrogation of Dirco's constitutional and regional duties and responsibilities.

[CPJ] Lusaka, Zambia -- Eswatini authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the recent arrests and abuse in custody of journalists Magnificent Mndebele and Cebelihle Mbuyisa, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee ...

[CFR] The protests in eSwatini, one of the world's last absolute monarchies, call renewed attention to the gulf between Southern Africa's professed principles and the region's realities. In recent weeks, demonstrations against police brutality and in...

[Daily Maverick] Sometimes you get to know a king and you wonder what he is really thinking. And sometimes you wonder what that conversation would be like years later. Thirty years ago I did, and I still do.

[Swazi Media] The Army in Swaziland (eSwatini) has taken full charge after mass prodemocracy protests left many people dead, according to a Human Rights Watch official.

[RSF] Amid pro-democracy demonstrations in the kingdom over the past two weeks, journalists for a South African media organisation were arrested, detained and tortured by members of security forces. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns t...

[Swazi Media] Media freedom groups from across the globe have condemned King Mswati III, the absolute monarch in Swaziland (eSwatini), for the attacks made by his army on journalists during the present prodemocracy unrest in the kingdom.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- The violence that erupted in eSwatini in recent days -- in which dozens of people have been reported killed or injured during protests -- is deeply concerning, the UN Human Rights Office said Tuesday.

[DW] A clampdown by security forces against pro-democracy protesters in Eswatini has left scores dead. Many factors led to unprecedented violence in Africa's last absolute monarchy. Could this spell the end of that system?

[SALC] On 7 July 2021, SALC wrote a letter to the Group President and CEO of MTN group regarding the violation of freedom of expression in Eswatini in light of recent internet shutdown.

[New Frame] Two New Frame journalists were swept up in the tumult in eSwatini. They are now safely across the border, but opposition to the dictatorship continues to face severe repression.

[Cosafa] Substitute Kagiso Malinga netted a goal on debut as South Africa defeated Botswana 1-0, while Felix Badenhorst became the greatest goalscorer in COSAFA Cup history as Eswatini brushed aside Lesotho 3-1 on the opening day of the 2021 tourname...

[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists today joined 20 other media freedom organizations in an open letter to Eswatini King Mswati III, urging him to guarantee the safety and security of journalists and media workers in the country.

[Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa] We are deeply concerned by the senseless police brutality and state-sanctioned violence in eSwatini. The eSwatini government's violent response to peaceful pro-democracy protests poses a threat to the funda...

[SANEF] The South African National Editors' Forum calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa and his regional counterparts to urgently demand that the government of Eswatini adhere to SADC media Freedom protocols

[Daily Maverick] Opposition gatecrashes SADC meeting with Eswatini ministers aimed at defusing crisis in the kingdom.