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A young woman is seeking asylum in Britain after she spurned the advances of the polyamorous King Mswati III of Swaziland and refused to join his harem of 13 wives. Scroll down for video… Tintswalo Ngobeni, 22, fled to England from the southern African nation as a teenager after she caught the attention of the millionaire monarch, a notoriously oppressive ...

WITCHES flying broomsticks in Swaziland above 150 metres will be subject to arrest and a hefty fine of R500,000, civil aviation authorities said, according to a report. Witches’ broomsticks are considered similar to any heavier-than-air transportation device that is airborne, reports The Star. “A witch on a broomstick should not fly above the [150-metre] limit,” Civil Aviation Authority marketing and ...

Swaziland’s King Mswati III has made it illegal for anyone under 18 years of age to get married. The law is aimed at preventing under-age marriages, of which, many young girls were either kidnapped or forced into marriage, often with no other choice. But child rights group Save the Children says that chiefs are already arguing against it. The tribal ...

VOA – The Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) is demanding better living conditions for public sector workers as the government prepares to celebrate King Mswati III’s 45th birthday Friday. “If there was any kind of improvement in the economy of the country, which can result in birthday parties for those that are in authority to be held [then] the ...

Swaziland has not banned the wearing of miniskirts, government spokesperson Percy Simelane said. “Government has not deliberated or taken any position to that effect in recent times or any other time, nor has it ordered the arrest of anyone wearing a mini-skirt,” he said on Thursday. He said the section 28 (1,2 and 3) of the National Constitution of the ...