Marrying Young Virgins As a Tradition And Polygamy

King Mswati III of Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarch is a leading champion of this practice. Born in 1968, King Mswati III was crowned in 1986 at the young age of 18, replacing his long-serving father...

Swaziland: Fight against TB in troubled waters

Swaziland has the highest per capita TB burden in the world, and HIV incidence is 26% which is no less alarming. Not surprisingly TB-HIV co-infection rate amongst TB patients in Swaziland is 80%. "The government is creating genocide where we are infecting each other" said...

Swaziland unions condemn 'foot torture' threat

" Swaziland unions have condemned the prime minister's suggestion that dissidents should be beaten on their feet with spikes. Barnabas Dlamini also said foreigners who meddled in the affairs of sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch should be subject to the traditional...

Swazi anger at royal wives' trip

Suppose you are a King with 13 wives and a country of over 40% living with HIV and also a quarter of your country men living on food aid what will you do? book 9 of your wives a shopping trip to Europe and the Middle East or keep that money for ARV's for your subjects? well...

Garden gnome returns home after 7 month world tour

A garden gnome from Gloucestershire, England spent seven months travelling the world to South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong and...

U.S., Southern African Countries sign first TIDCA agreement

The oldest customs union in the world - Southern African Customs Union (SACU)- signed their first Trade, Investment and Development Cooperation Agreement (TIDCA) with the US.  It is aimed at promoting commerce which was valued at 15.8 billion dollars in 2007...

India's a bad place to be a mum

On the occasion of mother's day a report has slammed India's position and attitude on the condition of mothers. India ranks absymally low in the survey."India certainly isn’t the best place to be a mother. According to a global survey that looked at where mothers fare best...

Over 200 world class ICT speakers will convene in Kuala Lumpur

"Other high profile speakers who will share their in-depth experience and thoughts on various ICT developmental projects that have helped shape the world include: -- The Hon. Thandi Shongwe, Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Communication, Swaziland -- Mr....

AIDS Experts Recommend Mass Circumcision in South Africa

Whilst shying away from recommending female circumcision, AIDS experts are pushing circumcision as a means of preventing the spread of the still-incurable disease. Aside the from "Aids experts have called for a...

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"FORTAN:(Formula Translator) A high level programming language used mainly to solve scientific and engineering problems G-77: The Group of 77 (G-77) was established in 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries signatories of the "Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven...

Virgins dance for king in Swaziland

LUDZIDZINI ROYAL VILLAGE, Swaziland: More than 50,000 bare-breasted virgins vied to become the King of Swaziland's 13th wife yesterday in a ceremony which critics say ill befits a country with the world's highest...

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