SWAZILAND: Every third woman sexually abused as a child, says report
One in three Swazi women has suffered some form of sexual abuse as a child; one in four experienced physical violence, a new United Nations survey...
SWAZILAND: Underpaid and undervalued - caregivers go hungry
Overworked and poorly paid, volunteer caregivers in Swaziland struggling to cope with the growing numbers of bedridden patients with HIV, are faced...
SWAZILAND: Police being used as a political tool, say NGOs
The Swazi police has been accused of using excessive force and the army has been deployed for domestic policing after a rare episode of political...
SWAZILAND: Enough is enough, say nurses
Tired of being taken for granted, Swaziland's nurses have opted for industrial action after the government ignored a deadline to improve conditions...
SWAZILAND: Worst labour strife in a decade
A bloody week of the worst labour strife in a decade has exposed cracks in the Swazi government's poverty-alleviation plan of creating thousands of...
SWAZILAND: Elderly caregivers get little support
The widowed Gogo (SiSwati for "granny") Thwala, 72, lives a life that relies heavily on her survival skills as she single-handedly raises three...
SWAZILAND: Long on policies but short on implementation
Swaziland's ability to cope with its ongoing humanitarian crisis will not improve until its under-performing economy picks up, social welfare...
SWAZILAND: Too much bread to buy a loaf
The escalating price of bread is the latest blow to Swazi households, already struggling with a parallel rise in the cost of maizemeal caused by the...
SWAZILAND: Coping strategies wear thin in ongoing food crisis
While aid agencies and the Swazi government scramble to keep a major catastrophe at bay, the mounting food crisis means more and more Swazis can only...