Swaziland's political order is bifurcated between an executive or absolute monarchy and traditional leadership. However, the king reigns supreme in both systems. There continues to be a serious stand-off between the monarchy and civil society movements, notably the labour movement, which wants to democratise the country and obviate monarchical rule. Political parties remain banned. Civil society opposition forces are not only excluded from governance, but also harassed for their political beliefs and positions; many of them are in fact driven to exile. So at a time when a lot of attention is focused on Zimbabwe, Swaziland is a political powder keg...
Chris Landsberg
Southern Africa Post-Apartheid? The Search for Democratic Governance.
Cape Town: CPS, IDASA, IMD, 2004, p. 10
Friday, October 23, 2009
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