Wikio - Swaziland

Commonwealth Assists Govt in Establishing New Mining Policy And Laws (The Shebeen)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:15:48 GMT

A new National Mining Policy together with a comprehensive law which governs mining and minerals activity in Swaziland has been enacted. Full...

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Commonwealth Assists Govt in Establishing New Mining Policy And Laws (All Africa)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:49:55 GMT

A new National Mining Policy together with a comprehensive law which governs mining and minerals activity in Swaziland has been enacted.

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European Union will spend E1.5 billion on development projects in Swaziland (Geostrategy)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:04:00 GMT

European Union High Commissioner to Swaziland and Lesotho Peter Beck Christiansen says the money comes with the new European Development Fund (EDF) and National Indicative Programme (NIP) for the year 2008-2013. The agreement states that Swaziland would benefit 63 million Euros (E700 million). Focal sectors would be human development, water and governance. In addition, Swaziland...

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GRANT NOT PLANNING SWAZILAND DOCUMENTARY (PR-Inside.com Entertainment News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:48:08 GMT

Actor RICHARD E. GRANT has dismissed the idea of making a documentary about his native Swaziland, insisting it would be inappropriate because he was born in "colonial times". The Gosford Park star, 51, was born in Mbabane, the capital of the small African country, when it was still protected by international law by Britain. And while Grant [...]

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Arrived in Swaziland - Lidwala Lodge Ezulwini Valley, Swaziland (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:00:43 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Lidwala Lodge Ezulwini Valley, Swaziland Arrived in Swaziland - Arrived safe and sound Monday 16th June 2008 late in the afternoon but not too tired. We were picked up at Manzini airport by Mduduzi and taken to Lidwala Backpackers Lodge. The lodge is very nice and not all basic. Had our orientation talk as we were to go to Hlane Royal...

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Mozambique may get another world heritage site (Afriquenligne)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:31:06 GMT

Bazaruto, Mozambique - Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland have said the marine reserve of Ponta de Ouro, in the far south of Mozambique, may be declared a world heritage site by UNESCO by December this year.

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Mozambique: Ponta De Ouro May Be Declared World Heritage Site (All Africa)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:45:53 GMT

Mozambique, South Africa, and Swaziland say that the marine reserve of Ponta de Ouro, in the far south of Mozambique, may be declared A World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by December this year.

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Swazi hills - Malolotja, Swaziland (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:15:02 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Malolotja, Swaziland We spent a nice couple of days wandering around the park. Went on a mountain bike ride with a ranger who insisted on sticking to dirt roads. Claude was having none of it and missioned off into the jungle followed by a puffing me and a peeved ranger. Heh heh gotta love it.

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Jenss Family Travels: Where in the World is Swaziland? (Intelligent Travel)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:00:00 GMT

In just a few days, Rainer Jenss and his family will set off for a year to travel the world . They'll be blogging about their adventures here at Intelligent Travel, and today Rainer offers up his itinerary for where they're headed. Searching for Swaziland When putting together an itinerary for an around-the-world trip with the help of an eight-year-old and an eleven-year-old, there are going...

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Ezulwini Valley, Swaziland - Ezulwini, Swaziland (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:46:31 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Ezulwini, Swaziland I went from

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SADC Meeting a Shambles As Troika Calls for Election Postponement (All Africa)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:17:50 GMT

The efforts by SADC leaders to intervene in the Zimbabwe crisis have again gone unsupported after key members failed to attend a troika summit in Swaziland, convened to discuss the worsening crisis in Zimbabwe.

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Leaders Boycott SADC Summit on Country (The Shebeen)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:01:14 GMT

A meeting of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security in Swaziland to ratchet up pressure on Zimbabwe to call off tomorrow's presidential...

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Mugabe Turns a Deaf Ear to Critics (Truthdig)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:29:30 GMT

Robert Mugabe has been condemned by everyone from Nelson Mandela to the queen of England over his conduct in Zimbabwe’s election, but he plans to go ahead with the contest even though the opposition has dropped out. New York Times: On Wednesday, officials from Swaziland, Angola and Tanzania—the so-called troika empowered to speak for the Southern African Development Community, a regional bloc...

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World leaders to reject Zimbabwe poll result (The Irish Times)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:19:40 GMT

ZIMBABWE: REJECTION OF tomorrow's presidential run-off in Zimbabwe was growing yesterday, with the US, France and other nations saying they will not recognise the result. At an emergency summit in Swaziland, southern African countries called for a postponement of the poll, saying the outcome will not be credible because of political violence.

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I Dub Thee Sir Asshat (The West Virginia Rebel's Blog)

noreply@blogger.com (WestVirginiaRebel) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:40:00 GMT

Well, this will get his attention: On Wednesday, officials from Swaziland, Angola and Tanzania — the so-called troika empowered to speak for the Southern African Development Community, a regional bloc of 14 nations — called on Zimbabwe to put off the voting because the current crisis would undermine its legitimacy. Tacking a different tack, Queen Elizabeth II stripped Robert Mugabe, the country’s...

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Africans urge Zimbabwe poll delay (Biodun Iginla's Weblog)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:28:44 GMT

President Robert Mugabe has vowed to go ahead with Friday’s vote An emergency summit of southern African countries has called for Zimbabwe’s run-off presidential election to be postponed because of recent violence. The governments of Swaziland, Tanzania and Angola said conditions would not permit a free and fair election. Former South African leader Nelson Mandela spoke [...]

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Zimbabwe: SADC Committee Calls for Poll Postponment (All Africa)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:25:05 GMT

Zimbabwe's presidential run-off election scheduled for 27 June should be called off, regional leaders meeting in Swaziland said on Wednesday

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SOUTHERN AFRICA: SADC calls for poll postponment (Alertnet)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:23:08 GMT

Source: IRIN Zimbabwe's presidential run-off election scheduled for 27 June should be called off, regional leaders meeting in Swaziland said on Wednesday

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Mbeki Absent from Emergency Talks (The Shebeen)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:28:07 GMT

An emergency meeting of the Southern African Development Community Troika on Defence and Security in Swaziland is expected to recommend to Zimbabwe's...

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SADC Committee Calls for Election Postponement (The Shebeen)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:28:07 GMT

The SADC defense and security troika meeting in Swaziland on the Zimbabwe crisis issued a statement on Wednesday calling for Robert Mugabe's regime...

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