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Amnesty names jailed Eswatini MPs prisoners of conscience
East Coast Radio
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Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube were arrested in July 2021 during a wave of protests in Africa's last absolute monarchy that were violently quashed by police, leaving dozens dead. They were sentenced last year to respectively 25 and 18...
US to deport up to 160 convicted criminals to eSwatini: Dlamini
SABC News
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July 24, 2025
The editor of a local news publication in eSwatini, Zweli Dlamini, says it is confirmed that an agreement has been reached between the Kingdom of eSwatini and the US to deport more unwanted criminals from the US. Dlamini says this was revealed...
Imprisoned activist MPs in Eswatini highlight a growing crisis of civic freedoms across Africa
Daily Maverick
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July 24, 2025
This month marks four years since Eswatini’s pro-democracy activists and former members of parliament, Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, were arrested — and one year since they were sentenced under the country’s notorious Suppression of...
Eswatini Foreign Minister Pholile Shakantu, King’s Interpreter Sihle Dlamini using Taiwan over R10million donated monies to create insulting online platforms, even Tinkhundla loyalists who disagree with Prime Minister targeted.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Foreign Minister Pholile Dlamini-Shakantu and King’s Private Secretary Sihle Dlamini are allegedly behind the establishment of various social media ‘fake online platforms’ insulting even loyalists of the Tinkhundla system...
Attorney General(AG) fears terrorists might attack eSwatini upon hearing one of their own has been jailed in the Kingdom, blasts Prime Minister saying he warned him against signing agreement with United States.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:Sifiso Khumalo,the Attorney General(AG) fears that terrorists might attack eSwatini upon hearing that, one of their own has been dumped by the United States(US) and jailed in the tiny Kingdom situated in Southern...
US accused of ‘ultimate betrayal’ against reformed Jamaican deported to Eswatini
Stabroek News
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July 23, 2025
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican man who was among five “barbaric criminals” deported from the United States (US) to a South African nation earned a bachelor’s degree in prison, was enrolled in a master’s programme, and well on the way to rebuilding...
Editor you are off-side, I never praised Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini for clarifying dumping of United States(US) dangerous criminals in eSwatini but contextually demanded accountability.
Swaziland News
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By Marwick Khumalo Thank you for your opinion Mr Editor based purely on in-comprehensive secondary information. Also thank you for giving everyone the right of reply in your widely read newspaper, whenever the need arises. Nevertheless, may I...
Eswatini: U.S. Deports Convicted Criminals to Eswatini, Sparks Outcry
All Africa
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July 17, 2025
The U.S. has deported five people whom it described as "criminal illegal aliens" to Eswatini. The deportees are originally from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen, and had been convicted of serious crimes such as murder and child rape....
Eswatini says it will repatriate migrants deported by U.S
St. Vincent Times
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July 17, 2025
The tiny African kingdom of Eswatini announced on Wednesday that it would repatriate the five migrants who had been deported there by the United States, a day after American officials said the migrants’ home countries had refused to accept them....
Eswatini says it will repatriate immigrants deported by United States
Africanews
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July 17, 2025
Eswatini announced on Wednesday that it would repatriate the five immigrants deported there by the United States. In a late-night post on X Tuesday, US Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said five men — citizens of Vietnam,...
MaMkhize’s Mbabane takeover: Glamour arrives but can it deliver substance?
IOL
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COMMENT Over the weekend, excitement rippled through the football landscape in Eswatini as Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize, the prominent figure behind the now-defunct Royal AM, officially stepped into her role as president of Mbabane Highlanders AM FC....
Eswatini to Repatriate US Deportees After Rejecting Role as Dumping Ground
Arise News
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July 17, 2025
The Kingdom of Eswatini has announced it will repatriate five foreign nationals who were deported there by the United States, a day after the Trump administration claimed the migrants’ home countries had refused to take them back. The five...
Eswatini contradicts U.S. claims on deportees, vows to return them to their home countries
Business Insider Africa
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July 17, 2025
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the deportees—who had been convicted of serious crimes—originated from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen, and Cuba. Their removal marks the first instance of a third-country deportation under...
Eswatini says it is holding US deportees in prisons, aims to repatriate them
The Straits Times
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July 16, 2025
MBABANE - Eswatini's government said on Wednesday that it was holding five third-country nationals deported from the United States in isolated prison units under a deal with President Donald Trump's administration, but sought to eventually send...
Econet injects M200k into youth empowerment
Lesotho Times
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July 31, 2025
Moroke Sekoboto THE Sasai Econet Financial Services (SEFS), a subsidiary of Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), has injected M200,000 into the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) in support of its impactful Youth Development Programme (YDP). This reaffirms the...
Masapo set to revive stand-up comedy show
Lesotho Times
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July 31, 2025
Moroke Sekoboto RENOWNED comedian, Tšepo Mpiti, popularly known as Masapo, has reaffirmed his commitment to revitalising the stand-up comedy genre in Lesotho. Speaking to the Lesotho Times this week, Masapo outlined his vision to establish a...
Eswatini Confirms Detention Of US Deportees, Plans Future Repatriation
Arise News
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July 16, 2025
The government of Eswatini has confirmed it is holding five third-country nationals deported from the United States under a longstanding agreement initiated during President Donald Trump’s administration. The individuals are currently being housed...
Eswatini says it is holding U.S. deportees in prisons, aims to repatriate them
The Gazette - Colorado
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MBABANE (Reuters) -Eswatini's government said on Wednesday that it was holding five third-country nationals deported from the United States in isolated prison units under a deal with President Donald Trump's administration, but sought to...
Plans for regional university advance, but doubts persist
University World News
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SOUTHERN AFRICA Plans for a regional university hosted by Eswatini that were first mooted nearly 10 years ago have moved forward at last, but local student leaders are among those who question its feasibility. The Southern African Development...
WATCH | ‘I am here to build not destroy’- MaMkhize tells Mbabane Highlanders fans
Witness
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July 21, 2025
Newly appointed Mbabane Highlanders AM president, Shauwn “MaMkhize” Mkhize, was warmly welcomed by supporters on Sunday in Eswatini as she was officially introduced as the club’s “first lady”. This marked her first public engagement with fans...