EDITORIAL | SADC must be more assertive with Swazi king
Amid renewed violence, the organisation’s interventions so far appear to have been nothing but hot air
25 October 2021 - 19:28
Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini, is facing its most intense pro-democracy protests in recent years. Ruled by King Mswati III, the country landlocked by SA and Mozambique last week saw President Cyril Ramaphosa dispatch five special envoys for talks with the monarch. How much good that would do remains to be seen. Judging by the 53-year-old king’s response to the protests, there is zero interest from the Eswatini government’s side in reform...
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