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In the News (Sat 11 Oct 08)

  
 Swaziland
A 1881 convention secured independence for the Swazi nation, but in practice this was not the case.
Swaziland offers a wide variety of landscapes, from the mountains along the Mozambican border to savannahs in the east and rainforest in the northwest.
Exports of soft drink concentrate, sugar, and wood pulp are the main earners of hard currency.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/sw/Swaziland.html   (468 words)

  
 Swaziland Interesting Facts - Places - Things
Swaziland is surrounded by South Africa to the north, west and by Mozambique to the east.
Swaziland has a number of protected nature reserves and game parks which are open for visitors and strong efforts have recently been made to bring wildlife back to the country.
In the heart of the Ezulwini Valley is Swaziland's royal valley, Lobamba, the spiritual and legislative capital of the kingdom.
www.travel-island.com /interesting.places/swaziland.html   (2011 words)

  
 Swaziland (11/06)
Swaziland’s Court of Appeals resumed hearing cases in late 2004 after a two-year absence in protest of the government’s refusal to abide by the court’s decisions in two important rulings.
Swaziland became eligible for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in 2000 and qualified for the apparel provision in 2001.
Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa also are members of the Common Monetary Area (CMA) in which repatriation and unrestricted funds are permitted.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2841.htm   (3118 words)

  
 Swaziland Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
Swaziland (SWAH-zee-lahnd), kingdom (6,705 sq mi/17,366 sq km; 1990 estimated population 760,000; 2004 estimated population 1,169,241), SE Africa, bordered on the S, W, and N by South Africa and on the E by Mozambique; administrative (cap.) Mbabane; royal and parliamentary capital of Lobamba.
Emlembe, Swaziland’s highest point (6,109 ft/1,862 m) is in NW, on the South African border.
Swaziland has remained a stable and peaceful country amid the recent tensions of the S section of Africa.
www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Swaziland.html   (627 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Africa
Swaziland's UN Mission is at 866 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017 (212 371- 8910).
Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa are also joined in the Common Monetary Area (CMA), in which the free transfer and unrestricted use of funds are permitted.
Climate: Swaziland's climate is moderate, similar to that of the middle Atlantic states but drier and with the seasons reversed.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/swaziland9304.html   (2426 words)

  
 Swaziland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small country in southern Africa (one of the smallest on the continent), situated on the eastern slope of the Drakensberg mountains, embedded between South Africa in the west and Mozambique in the east.
However they were strongly criticised by civil society organizations in Swaziland and human rights organisations elsewhere.
His fleet of luxury cars, millions spent towards refurbishing his numerous wives' luxury mansions, are at odds with 40 percent of the nation that stand unemployed, nearly 70 percent of which live on less than a dollar a day, and with 40 percent of adults who are afflicted by HIV.
creekin.net /n176-swaziland.html   (803 words)

  
 Swaziland - Gurupedia
The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small country in southern Africa, embedded between South Africa in the west and
More than one-fourth of the population needed emergency food aid in 2002 because of drought, and more than one-third of the adult population was infected by HIV.
2004 Swaziland acknowledges for the first time that it has one of the highest Aids rates in the world, with almost 40% of adults infected with the HIV.
www.gurupedia.com /s/sw/swaziland.htm   (584 words)

  
 Swaziland (02/05)
The prevalence of HIV in Swaziland's adult population is 38.6%, the highest in the world.
Swaziland has been without a Court of Appeals since the court’s resignation en masse in December 2002 in protest of the government’s refusal to abide by the court’s decisions in two important rulings.
Swaziland is a member of the United Nations, the African Union (formerly the Organization of African Unity--OAU), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and Southern African Development Community (SADC).
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/s/47094.htm   (2545 words)

  
 Background Notes: Swaziland
Swaziland is bordered on three sides by the Republic of South Africa (the provinces of the Transvaal and Natal).
Swaziland continued under this form of government until the conquest of the Transvaal during the Boer War, when the rights and powers assumed by the South African Republic in the country passed to the British.
Swaziland's Mission to the United Nations is at 866 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017 (212-371-8910).
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/swaziland9005.html   (3072 words)

  
 Swaziland Districts
Karem Abdalla informed me about the provisional results of the 1997 Population and Housing census of Swaziland, adding, "it is really difficult to get a link to this web-site." It may be off-line a lot of the time.
Swaziland was a British protectorate from 1903 until 1968-09-06, when it became independent.
At independence, Swaziland was reorganized from six districts (Bremersdorp, Hlatikulu, Mankaiana, Mbabane, Pigg's Peak, and Stegi) into the present four.
www.statoids.com /usz.html   (222 words)

  
 National Alliance of Gang Investigators' Associations
Although domestic groups and international observers criticized the government in late 2002 for interfering with the independence of the judiciary, parliament, and freedom of the press, significant improvements have been made concerning rule of law in the past year.
Parallel to the government structure is the traditional system consisting of the king and his advisers, traditional courts, and 55 tinkhundla (subregional districts in which traditional chiefs are grouped).
Swaziland's UN Mission is located at 408 East 50th Street, New York, NY 10022 (tel: 212-371-8910; fax: 212-754-2755).
www.nagia.org /international/Swaziland.htm   (3019 words)

  
 Swaziland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
After the South African War of 1899-1902 Swaziland became a British The country was eventually granted independence on September 6 1968.
Surrounded by South Africa except for short border with Mozambique Swaziland is heavily on South Africa from which it receives of its imports and to which it more than two-thirds of its exports.
2004 Swaziland acknowledges for the first time it has one of the highest Aids in the world with almost 40% of infected with the HIV.
www.freeglossary.com /Swaziland   (949 words)

  
 WFP - Swaziland Eyewitness
Or like Nomsa Sikwane, who still has a small stock of tomatoes to sell but when that runs out in the near future will have no means of feeding herself or her extended family of 18.
The district is the worst affected in the country.
Very few people are prepared to admit to suffering from the disease but the country now ranks as the second highest adult prevalence rate in the world with some estimates putting the figure at around 30 percent.
www.wfp.org /Newsroom/in_depth/Africa/sa_swazi0209.htm   (1427 words)

  
 Map Zones : Swaziland Map
Swaziland has asked South Africa to open negotiations on reincorporating some nearby South African territories that are populated by ethnic Swazis or that were long ago part of the Swazi Kingdom
Swaziland, small, independent monarchy, southern Africa, bordered on the east by Mozambique and on the south-east, south, west, and north by South Africa.
The amalgamation brought together clans already living in the area that is now Swaziland, many of whom were of Sotho origin, and clans of Nguni origin who entered the country with the Dlamini in the early 19th century.
kids.mapzones.com /world/swaziland   (2322 words)

  
 Goat production in the Swaziland Middleveld
The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small country (17,364 km²), with a human population of approximately 650,000.
A diagnostic survey was undertaken in December 1984 in the Manzini District of the Middleveld of Swaziland.
As a pilot project, it was restricted to one of the four districts of the country.
www.fao.org /Wairdocs/ILRI/x5464B/x5464b1a.htm   (2678 words)

  
 LTC 158
Negotiations by district authorities for land for the population of about 500 living inside this concession focused not on the whole land area but on a small area of riverine wetland which made up a tiny fraction of the farm.
The position of district and posto administrators in the land disputes which were presented to them was to reassert that Mozambicans were all equal and that all citizens have the right to live where they choose.
16 Although 60 percent of the district’s prewar family-sector cattle-holding population of 23,460 was concentrated in the northern part of Namaacha, the remaining 40 percent, or the 9,384 head of cattle in the posto of Changalane, was significant (“Relat\rio de Plano” 1984).
www.ies.wisc.edu /ltc/ltc158.html   (11438 words)

  
 Swaziland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2004 Swaziland acknowledged for the first time that it suffered an AIDS crisis, with 38.8% of the population infected with HIV (see AIDS in Africa).
Swaziland (along with English) and one of the 11 official languages of South Africa.
Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Western Sahara (SADR) · Zambia · Zimbabwe
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swaziland   (1903 words)

  
 SARPN - HIV/AIDS
After consultation with national authorities, the opportunity arose to include anonymous testing of HIV status for all respondents, in order to provide a check on possible relationships between specific risk behaviours and HIV status, and to secure a baseline on the ultimate dependent variable of the proposed communication intervention, e.g.
Using systematic random sampling of households drawn from aerial maps and census lists, the study selected 283 households, interviewed all those aged 12 and older present in those households (872 respondents), and carried out HIV rapid tests on over 1,094 persons (including 222 additional children aged 8-11 who were not interviewed).
Through pre-survey provision of information and mobilization of community leaders, careful design of a "one page" questionnaire, and intensive training of interviewers, a negligible refusal rate was achieved (less than 10 percent in first district, which were subsequently randomly replaced, and zero refusals in the second district).
www.sarpn.org.za /documents/d0000930/index.php   (1121 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Swaziland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Respiratory diseases are the major cause of mortality and morbidity in Swaziland.
King Mswati III is often criticized for living so lavishly in a nation that is afflicted by one of the world's highest HIV infection rates.
His fleet of luxury cars, and the millions spent towards refurbishing his numerous wives' luxury mansions, are at odds with the approximately 34 percent of the nation that stand unemployed, nearly 70 percent of which live on less than a dollar a day, and with around 39 percent of adults who are afflicted by HIV.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/swaziland   (1331 words)

  
 Rehabilitation of homestead ponds Lubombo region, Swaziland. Report of the study phase 1990–1991
It suggests improvements for implementation during the rehabiliation phase in Lubombo Region and the expansion phase throughout Swaziland.
A socio-economic survey was carried out of all 46 individual pond owners in Lubombo region and an equal sample of neighouring and distant (non-neighbouring) farmers.
Under the study, a socio-economic survey was carried out of all 46 individual pond-owners in the Lubombo region and an equal sample of neighbouring and distant farmers.
www.fao.org /docrep/005/AD007E/AD007E01.htm   (819 words)

  
 Swaziland JUDICIAL SYSTEM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The dual judicial system consists of a set of courts based on a western model and western law and a set of national courts which follows Swazi law and custom.
The former consists of a Court of Appeals and a High Court, plus magistrate's courts in each of the four districts.
The traditional courts deal with minor offenses and violations of traditional Swazi law and custom.
www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Swaziland-JUDICIAL-SYSTEM.html   (159 words)

  
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In what the Times of Swaziland described as "a vote of no confidence in the current government", only Enterprise and Employment Minister Lutfo Dlamini and Justice Minister Magwagwa Mdluli won their elections.
Mzizi said government policy had brought Swaziland to the brink of chaos, and ordinary subjects of Mswati who used to leave politics to royalty have now begun to see how government decisions affect their lives.
Swaziland labour federations and the Swaziland Democratic Alliance have called for a boycott of the elections.
www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=36771   (1030 words)

  
 Contributions: Southern Africa Humanitarian Crisis, UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Southern Africa Crisis Donor Update 23 ...
In other countries such as Swaziland mop-up campaigns are planned to start from October, and in Mozambique where only one out of 142 districts has a ‘protective’ measles immunisation rate of over 95 per cent, a government policy decision still needs to be taken whether to conduct a mass measles campaign across the whole country.
In Swaziland, UNICEF has developed a new communication strategy on HIV/AIDS that has a special focus on the role of sexual abuse as ‘petrol on the fire’ of the epidemic.
On the advocacy side, UNICEF in Swaziland is urging the government to address the issue of school fees for orphans and child-headed households.
www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/UNID/3fd686236ce0d95a85256c5b0060ebc1   (2947 words)

  
 Disability - Save the Children Swaziland
Dube is his immense experience in disability work, particularly in the Southern Africa, and the fact that he has a disability himself, which however, does not impede his capabilities.
Swaziland National Association of the Deaf (SNAD) came up with a Development in Silence with Hands (DISH) Programme aimed at improving the quality of life for deaf people in Swaziland.
In order to demonstrate the feasibility of inclusion in Swaziland, we have had to further support these children with school fees, otherwise assistive devices alone would not have helped them access education.
www.savethechildren.net /swaziland/what_we_do/issues/disabil.html   (1115 words)

  
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On June 22 2001, the King issued a Proclamation to the Nation with Decree No1 of 2001, a decree effectively enhancing the 1973 decree of his father suspending the constitution, and declaring a de facto state of emergency in Swaziland.
FEDERATION of Swaziland Employers and Chamber of Commerce (FSEandCC) CEO Zodwa Mabuza has acknowledged the fact that there were still a number of challenges faced by women entrepreneurs the world over.Speaking during the official opening of a Women Entrepreneur workshop held at Mantenga Lodge yesterday, Mabuza said most people would simple have a
Swaziland : Agriculture Ministry advised to reduce lint rates for...
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 swaziland map and information page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
If you would like to submit an addition, change or correction, or suggest a new link, please forward it to our map department and we will give it our immediate attention.
Swaziland (Complete) information on the (GDP) overall economy, imports and exports, resources, government, population, military, transportation, and more here
Climate Known for its sunshiny days, Swaziland seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere: Spring is September - October, Summer is November - March, Fall is April - May and Winter is June - August.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/sz.htm   (261 words)

  
 Cave & Sons : Charity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
We are raising funds to support one of the latest SOS villages in Mbabane, Swaziland, one of the poorest countries in Africa.
In the four poorest districts in Mbabane, Swaziland, 35 per cent of the adult population is HIV positive.
Many people in these four districts live in extreme poverty, and clean drinking water, sewerage systems and other sanitary facilities are not available.
www.caves.co.uk /about_charity.htm   (389 words)

  
 Swaziland - Country Profile
Discover Swaziland: Swaziland though very small in size has four different regions: the Lubombo mountain ridge, the Highveld with an average altitude of 1200 meters, Middleveld, the most densely populated region and less populated Lowveld a typical African bush country.
The administrative districts are: Hhohho, Lubombo, Manziniand Shiselweni.
A parastatal organisation responsible for the conservation of nature and the cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Swaziland.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/swaziland.htm   (694 words)

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