(From Swazi Media Commentary 4 November 2010 www.swazimedia.blogspot.com Also
on Face book at
http://www.facebook.com/Swazi.Media.Commentary?v=wall#!/group.php?gid=142383985790674&ref=ts).
Has someone had a rush of blood to the head at
the Swaziland Tourism Authority?
Suddenly
truth has broken out at the body tasked with encouraging people to
visit the kingdom.
The
STA website is telling it like it is in the land, ruled by King Mswati
III, sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch.
Go
to the ‘About
Swaziland’ page and you will learn, ‘During
Mswati III’s rule, the Swazi regime has become increasingly intolerant
of, and violent towards, the ever-expanding democratic movement. The
leadership and members of the main political party (all political
parties are banned and illegal) advocating democracy and a respect for
human rights, the People’s Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), have been
singled out for harassment and mistreatment, but anyone voicing an
opinion that is in opposition to the present, undemocratic regime is
targeted by police.’
Visitors will also learn 69% of the Swaziland’s
population survive on less than US 1$ dollar a dayOver 40% of the population
require food
aidSwaziland in one of the
financially most unequal countries in the world, even more so
than ZimbabweSwaziland’s military
expenditure is the 19th highest per capita in the
worldPolitical prisoners and
detainees are more or less routinely tortured by police and
security forces, and unfair trials and long delays in the justice
system are commonplaceFreedom
of expression in Swaziland is seriously compromised, not
least by the 2008 Suppression of Terrorism Act, and by the
government labelling of all political oppositional forces as
“terrorists”
And there is much more besides. I
particularly liked the page on gifts for
King Mswati.
It’s good
to see the truth being told by an organisation sponsored by the Swazi
Government.
Reality check: someone (not me,
honest guv’nor) has hacked into the website. If it’s so easy to do,
let’s go to the government website next.
Link http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2010/11/truth-breaks-out-in-swaziland.html
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