Eswatini Fact Check

22/04/2022

Did you know there is an Oscar-nominated Hollywood movie star who was born Mbabane?

03/03/2022

Eswatini is home to one of the most remarkable
UNESCO World Heritage sites.

26/01/2022

: Using a composite index made up of 23 quantitative and qualitative indicators each weighted on a scale of 1-5, the ranked Eswatini the 11th most peaceful country in Africa.

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24/01/2022

= maintaining a belief despite new information that firmly contradicts it

Due to certain media narratives, there is a belief that most EmaSwati desired to take part in protests, or would want to in future.

Recent study contradicts such belief.

20/01/2022

As of January 2021, there were 350,000 active social media users in Eswatini. Whilst the latest January 2022 data is being verified, you can check out the previous digital stats for the country.

18/01/2022

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Max Lucado, a best-selling Christian author, wrote that: "Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional".

In Eswatini there is an ongoing conflict. Do you support a national dialogue as an option to resolving it?

17/01/2022

No. King Mswati did not call Swazis 'timphaka' (i.e zombies) as claimed in some media reports.

16/01/2022

= the idea that large groups of people are collectively smarter than individual experts when it comes to problem-solving.

If interested in translating what the King actually said in this clip feel free to inbox or just reply here

11/01/2022

In most countries, running as an independent candidate is an exception to the rule.

In Eswatini, running as an independent candidate is the rule.

Is this democratic or undemocratic?
Comment with your answer below.

07/01/2022

Somewhere in Eswatini there are people who can claim to be former students of the Netflix founder.

06/01/2022

“The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.” - Hubert Humphrey

05/01/2022

Did you know Eswatini holds a record? Whilst the longest reigning living monarch is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, King Sobhuza II holds a different history making record.

04/01/2022

Mining is not a new occupation in Eswatini. The country has been at it for the longest time.

04/01/2022

The IPC reports that nearly 262,000 people (22% of the analysed population) in Eswatini experienced high levels of acute food insecurity between June and September 2021 and require urgent humanitarian assistance.

03/01/2022

This year marks the end of the 25-year developmental plan launched in 1997 dubbed ‘Vision 2022’. Eswatini must assess progress against the backdrop of R3billion in economic losses incurred during the political unrest in 2021.

31/12/2021

The Eswatini Fact Check team wishes you a happy 2022 in pursuit of the truth!

31/12/2021

The right to protest is constitutionally guaranteed as a part of the fundamental freedoms of assembly, association, expression, and opinion. There were from the political unrest, which affected some social groups more than others. For example:

30/12/2021

Beyond of 2021’s political unrest, new developments have emerged that could carry weighty consequences for 2022 as various actors convened at a multi-stakeholder meeting in Johannesburg earlier this month (04 – 06 December 2021) with the aim of “…cementing a common plan of action to compel radical political and economic reforms in Swaziland with or without the king” in 2022.

29/12/2021

The government of the Kingdom of Eswatini received a joint communication from the Human Rights Council, Special Procedures regarding information concerning alleged severe restrictions to fundamental freedoms in the context of the “Pro-Democracy Protest” in the country.

In an internal report seen by our team, the Kingdom of Eswatini emphatically disputes the characterisation of what transpired as being “Pro-Democracy Protests”. It contends that events happened within the context of “civil unrest”.

The special procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country specific perspective.

28/12/2021

By the numbers, our independent fact checkers are working to uncover the full impact of what transpired.

Ngalesinye sikhatsi kulukhuni kwati kutsi yini lokuliciniso nalokungemanga. Sitakuhlutela tindzaba sikuletsele emaciniso odvwa.

28/12/2021

Sometimes it is hard to know what to believe. So we have made it our mission to investigate and present you with . As the year ends, our team of independent fact-checkers reflect on 2021 and the impact of events that transpired.

23/12/2021

23/12/2021