Saturday, June 06, 2026

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SWAZILAND?



I knew you were wondering what happened to Swaziland, so here's the skinny:-

After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of Swaziland, was a British high commission territory from 1903 until it regained its full independence on 6 September 1968.[17] In April 2018, the king changed the official name from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini, the name commonly used in the Swazi language

Interestingly, Eswatini's government is an absolute monarchy, the last of its kind in Africa

AlthoughElections are held every five years to determine the House of Assembly and the Senate majority, but political parties are prohibited from running

The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi (siSwati in native form).

The Swazi population faces major health issues: HIV/AIDS and (to a lesser extent) tuberculosis are widespread.Twenty-eight percent of the adult population are HIV-positive. As of 2018, Eswatini has the 12th-lowest life expectancy in the world, at 58 years. Also as of 2018, people aged 14 years or younger constitute 35% of the country's population; the median age is 22 years.


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