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Articles - Swaziland

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Swaziland

MISA welcomes long-awaited Media Complaints Commission

Fourteen years after the idea was initially bandied about, a new commission that deals with public complaints about the media has been established in Swaziland, reports the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA). On 7 June, the government finally registered the Media Complaints Commission (MCC), a media self-regulatory framework for the country.

Swaziland

REVISARÁN LEYES DE MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN; LANZAN ORGANISMO DE VIGILANCIA DE LOS MEDIOS

Swaziland

LES LOIS SUR LES MÉDIAS SERONT RÉVISÉES; LANCEMENT D'UN CHIEN DE GARDE DES MÉDIAS

Swaziland

MEDIA LAWS TO BE REVIEWED; MEDIA WATCHDOG LAUNCHED

The government of Swaziland has agreed to hire a legal expert from the Commonwealth secretariat to begin a review of its controversial media laws, reports the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA).

Swaziland

LA LOI SUR LE SECRET ALARME LE MISA ET L'IIP

Swaziland

MISA E IPI ALARMADOS POR LEY DE SECRETO

Swaziland

MISA, IPI ALARMED BY SECRECY ACT

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and the International Press Institute (IPI) have expressed concern over the Swaziland government's move to impose a new law critics say is an effort to muzzle investigative reporting.

Swaziland

EDITOR DE PERIÓDICO ASESINADO

Swaziland

LE RÉDACTEUR EN CHEF D?UN JOURNAL EST ASSASSINÉ

Swaziland

NEWSPAPER EDITOR KILLED

In the early hours of 1 October 2001, Sandile Ntshakala, editor of "The Swazi Observer," was shot and killed in the township of Mbuleni, near Manzini, reports the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). Ntshakala was riding in a car with a colleague, Bongani Mtshali, when two unidentified men standing in the road opened fire on the vehicle. MISA notes that it is not known what the motive behind the killing is.

Swaziland

JUEZ CANCELA PROHIBICIÓN A PERIÓDICO

Swaziland

UN JUGE ANNULE L?INTERDICTION D?UN JOURNAL

Swaziland

JUDGE STRIKES DOWN BAN ON NEWSPAPER

A high court judge has struck down a government ban on “The Guardian of Swaziland,” allowing the weekly newspaper to resume publishing after a four-month period of inactivity, reports the Media Institute of Southern African (MISA) and Reporters sans frontièrès (RSF). On 31 August, High Court Judge J Annandale declared invalid the 4 May ban by the Minister for Public Service and Information, Mntonzima Dlamini.

Swaziland

SOUS LA PRESSION INTERNATIONALE, LE ROI ABOLIT UN DÉCRET

Swaziland

POR PRESIONES INTERNACIONALES REY REVOCA DECRETO

Swaziland

KING REPEALS DECREE UNDER INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE

King Mswati III has repealed a controversial decree that threatened the press, reports the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). The decree's withdrawal was prompted by outcries from international organisations over the Swazi government's disregard for human rights and the rule of law, according to MISA's Swaziland office. The United States government had threatened to exclude the kingdom from the list of countries entitled to trade benefits under the Africa Growth Opportunity Act, unless the decree was repealed.

Swaziland

PUBLICAN DECLARACIÓN CONJUNTA ACERCA DE LIBERTAD DE PRENSA

Swaziland

PUBLIENT UNE DÉCLARATION CONJOINTE SUR LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE

Swaziland

FOUR IFEX MEMBERS ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON PRESS FREEDOM

On 11 July, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA), the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) and ARTICLE 19 issued a joint statement on press freedom addressed to Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini. The organisations say they are "deeply concerned about the state of freedom of the press in the Kingdom of Swaziland." The four groups report that, over the past nine months, "media workers in Swaziland have experienced serious attacks on their right to freely report on matters in the Kingdom."

Swaziland

PROPONEN PROYECTO DE LEY ANTIDIFAMACIÓN; EDITOR ACUSADO

Swaziland

DES ACCUSATIONS SONT PORTÉES CONTRE LE DIRECTEUR D?UNE PUBLICATION

Swaziland

PROPOSED ANTI-DEFAMATION BILL; EDITOR CHARGED

The Swaziland government is presently reviewing an anti-defamation bill which would negatively affect press freedom, both the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and ARTICLE 19 report. The proposed bill has become a highly contentious issue for the international freedom of expression