Political activists in Eswatini are deeply divided over whether to contest or boycott parliamentary elections in late September under an electoral system that bars political parties. Political activists in Eswatini are deeply divided over whether to contest or boycott parliamentary elections in.
Twice-imprisoned lawyer Thulani Maseko - who was at the forefront of Swaziland’s struggle for democracy and persecuted by Africa’s last absolute monarchy with charges of terrorism and sedition - was gunned down hours after King Mswati’s threat to the pro-democracy activists
Wednesday, 29 June marked the first anniversary of the Eswatini massacre of more than 80 protesters who were calling for democracy. Tomorrow, in the safety of the shadow of the Constitutional Court, a group of activists will hold a commemoration.