Eswatini

UN human rights chief Volker Türk condemned the "brutal killing" of a prominent pro-democracy activist in the country, which is one of the world's few remaining absolute monarchies

Pearl Dlamini, who became the first African woman to serve on the International Boxing Association's Council and former president of the Eswatini Boxing Association, has called for transparency to regain public trust

Government has dispatched a team from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to assess roads and infrastructure that have been affected by the ongoing heavy rains across the country

His Majesty Mswati III emphasised his country's desire to strengthen strategic ties with the UAE and create opportunities for economic cooperation between the two countries

Eswatini opposition parties and civil society adopted the eBundu Declaration during a meeting in South Africa, calling on the public to continue to put pressure on King Mswati III

The Eswatini Revenue Service, which spent €235,9 million on salaries, wages and benefits for its 609 employees during the financial year 2020/21, intends to conduct a benchmarking survey on salaries

Three Eswatini nationals who cut and stole 67 metres of contact cables belonging to Transnet in October last year have each been sentenced to 15 years in prison for damaging essential infrastructure

Amnesty International reports that the authorities have intensified repression of human rights, continuing to attack the rule of law and justice; on the other hand, warders to Royal premises have become target of criminal actions and killings

Board of Directors of African Development Bank Group recently approved the interim report on the implementation of the Bank's Country Strategy Document 2020-2024 for Eswatini and Country Portfolio Performance 2022

Central Bank Digital Currency partnered with Giesecke Devrient, a Germany-based technology company, to implement a CBDC in the country, thus making Eswatini the latest African country to start opening to digital currency

While the government is investigating the drug shortage affecting the country, Health Minister said there is no law to specifically address the culprits of drug theft in public health facilities, adding to the lack of monitoring of distribution

Local artist Bholoja born Mbongiseni Ngubane has signed a recording deal with One World Records from Denmark; the forthcoming album ‘Imphilo’ contains 11 songs and will be released physical and digital in the next coming weeks

The results of the 2021 population-based HIV impact assessment survey show sustained progress towards the ambitious UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets set for 2025; data has been presented by the Government and the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief