Oct1 Sd2006

This week king Mswati was in the southern region of Swaziland attending yet one more Reed Dance. Seems he is forever wanting another girl as the kingdom falls deeper and deeper into crisis; hospitals are without medicines, grandmothers and little girls are being raped, workers are continually striking and students are delivering petitions to the government. The corruption and royal oppression have continued for far too long.

Oct 1 Chief Pharmacist paying company that does not exist
Oct 1 Corruption is rife at Health
Sept 30 Teacher accused of molesting 13 pupils
Sept 30 What happened to that E60 million?
Sept 30 Chief (25) wanted for raping a grandmother (56)
Sept 29 More than 200 deliver petition
Sept 28 Ngwane Teachers College closed
Sept 27 SFTU to join nurses in march
Sept 27 SCOT closes down
Sept 26 Three hundred students deliver petition to acting PS
Sept 26 When government can’t afford chalk ( Comment )
Sept 26 Lecturers engage in strike at Ngwane College
Sept 25 Drug shortage hits RFM hard
Sept 24 Youths march to protest over police brutality


As Swazi newspapers are weak examples of journalism, it is rare to find an article which looks critically at any topic. Letters to the editor are often too true to print and PUDEMO members are at risk to sign their own names. Read "Change is coming" by anonymous. Write to the editor as well.

http://swazilandsolidaritynetworkcanada.wikispaces.com/Change+is+coming

Signe Hermann is a researcher from Denmark who spent time in Swaziland earlier this year. She will be heading to Canada in a few months and has plans to work with Swazi-Solidarity while doing graduate work in Moncton. Signe has written an essay entitled "On Swaziland, HIV/AIDS and epidemiology" which is linked below.

http://swazilandsolidaritynetworkcanada.wikispaces.com/On+Swaziland%2C+HIV-AIDS+and+epidemiology