Thulani Maseko was shot dead on Saturday night by unknown attackers. Gunmen in Eswatini killed a prominent opposition politician and human rights lawyer at his home, hours after the country’s absolute monarch challenged activists opposed to his rule. Maseko was a leading human rights lawyer and columnist in Eswatini who had a pending court battle with King Mswati III over …
Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who was undergoing treatment for coronavirus in neighbouring South Africa, has died. The Prime Minister of Africa’s last absolute monarchy Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, was moved to South Africa on December 1, a fortnight after testing positive for COVID-19, reportedly because of better healthcare facilities here. “Their Majesties have commanded that I inform the …
The 52-year-old prime minister died in a South African hospital four weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. A previous version of this article ran a picture of Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi and misidentified him as Eswatini's Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini. The prime minister of Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, died in a South African hospital on Sunday, the government said …
