Word: swaziland
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...stonewalls, other African leaders are becoming alarmed by the Zimbabwe situation. South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki admitted in a BBC interview that Mugabe had ignored his attempts at "quiet diplomacy." The powerful Congress of South African Trade Unions has openly condemned the land grabs. Even King Mswati of Swaziland, Africa's only absolute monarch, has said Mugabe "has to be stopped." Two weeks ago, expressing "grave concern" about Zimbabwe, the 14-nation Southern African Development Community moved to set up a team to "engage in dialogue" with Mugabe and his government. There is little evidence the message is getting...
...Women evicted from their homes in Swaziland to make space for a house for the King's brother bared their buttocks in protest outside the prince's residence...
...artists, from the countries of Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho and Zambia, depicted the impact of AIDS on their countries in a wide variety of works. They used a range of media, from oil and acrylic paintings on canvas to sculpture, photography, linocuts and a variety of multimedia and mixed media works...
...Travel to South Africa can place your safety at risk--travelers should exercise very careful judgement at all times to avoid becoming a statistic themselves," reads a warning near the beginning of "Let's Go: South Africa," a guide which also covers Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe...
...uneasily with the necessity to design a uniform that will suit every shape of athlete, from basketball player to gymnast to weight lifter. And the tension tells. The countries that do best in the clothing stakes are those that have a national dress - African countries, notably Nigeria, Lesotho and Swaziland, showed off their traditional clothing. Some teams compromised by sending out a couple of athletes in folk costume and the rest in what might easily pass for air crew uniforms. The handsome man in a short embroidered purple velvet coat and fairy-tale beautiful girl in cream silk and lace...