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Fifty one men and eight women were elected to Eswatini's parliament in last week's election, with a strong showing for pro-royalist candidates in results expected to make little difference to the... -October 02, 2023 at 10:20 am EDT - MarketScreener
By Lunga Masuku MBABANE (Reuters) - Fifty one men and eight women were elected to Eswatini's parliament in last week's election, with a strong showing ...
MBABANE : Fifty one men and eight women were elected to Eswatini's parliament in last week's election, with a strong showing for pro-royalist candidates in results expected to make little difference to the politics of Africa's last absolute monarchy.The southern Africa nation has been ruled by King Mswati
Voters in Eswatini will cast their ballots on Friday in parliamentary elections whose outcome will make little difference to the politics of a country controlled by Africa's last absolute monarch. King Mswati III has ruled the southern African kingdom of about 1.2 million people since 1986, when he inherited the crown from his father, Sobhuza II. Political parties are banned, but individual candidates can run for seats in the House of Assembly every five years.
The veteran South African politician, Zulu prince and controversial figure during the apartheid liberation struggle, died last week aged 95. Mourners -- some dressed in traditional Zulu outfits made of leopard and other animal skins and holding shields crafted from cow hides -- gathered at a stadium in the town of Ulundi, where they danced, sang and cheered ahead of the service. Buthelezi, the founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) who served two terms as Minister of Home Affairs in the post-apartheid government after reconciling with his governing African National Congress (ANC) rival, ...