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FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CONTINUE TO BE CURTAILED IN SWAZILAND
Centre for Human Rights and Development - Swaziland statement 31 October 2012
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The Times Sunday, an independent newspaper in Swaziland, distorted a story about UK Prime Minister David Cameron and freedom and democracy in the kingdom, to deflect criticism away from King Mswati III.
The newspaper carried a report this week (21 October 2012) saying that Cameron had responded to a petition from the Swazi Vigil, a prodemocracy group in the UK.
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The on-going political crisis in Swaziland shows 'the king continues to enjoy almost absolute control over the country,' Freedom House has said.
The House of Assembly passed a vote of no-confidence in the government and according to the Swazi Constitution King Mswati III should have sacked the government, but he did not. Instead, pressure was put on members of the House and after 12 days of uncertainty they reversed the decision in a controversial vote.
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The current political crisis in Swaziland demonstrates one thing clearly: the kingdom's constitution is not worth the paper it is written on.
Nearly two weeks ago the Swazi House of Assembly passed a vote of no confidence in the government by a three-fifths majority. According to the constitution when such a vote takes place the king is mandated to sack the Cabinet: he has no discretion in the matter.
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Leaders of Swaziland's business community have demanded the government abide by a no-confidence vote and quit office.
'This cabinet has no mandate to govern, is not fit for purpose, and it must do the honourable thing and go immediately before it damages Swaziland any further,' the Federation of Swazi Business Community (FSBC), said in a statement.
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Joint Press Statement Federation of Swazi Business Community, Constituent Assembly and Swazi Coalition.
9 October 2012
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A constitutional crisis may be looming in Swaziland after the House of Assembly voted to sack the Government.
The Swazi Constitution of 2005 requires King Mswati III, sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch, to comply with the vote, but expectations are that he will not do so. Reports from the kingdom suggest that he has been in talks with advisers to find a way to ignore the vote and allow the government he personally handpicked to remain in power.
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SCCCO / CA call for resignation of the Swazi Prime Minister and Cabinet
Press Statement Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisations / Constituent Assembly -5 October 2012
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A Chief in Swaziland has banned his subjects from ploughing their fields because some of them defied his order to build a hut for one of his wives.
Chief Dambuza Lukhele of Ngobelweni in the Shiselweni region made the decision because he said his subjects had disrespected him by not following his instructions.
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