Cash-strapped Swaziland has let go 1,200 school teachers, leaving classrooms empty just one month into the school year, the main teachers' union said Friday.

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[Swazi Media] An ill-timed outburst by King Mswati III's advisor and senior member of the royal household, Prince Mahlaba is what has delayed Swaziland's bid to secure a E2.4 billion bailout from neighbouring South Africa, the Nation Magazine in Swaziland reports.

Swazi Media (Swaziland)-King Mswati III of Swaziland is to fly in the face of international opposition and continue his ban on political parties at the national elections next year (2013).

If caught, any Swazi engaged in a same-sex relationship will be arrested and jailed. But public health officials are using Valentine's Day to urge gays to trust promises of confidentiality and test for HIV.

MANZINI, Swaziland — After a year of economic crisis and the biggest-ever protest against the king, a growing number of Swazis are demanding democracy. read more

RNW Africa (Hilversum)-Police in Swaziland fired teargas Monday on students protesting their university's failure to open for the semester, injuring several people, a student leader said.

OSISA (Johannesburg)-It seems as if South Africa's promised 2.4 billion rand bailout for Swaziland is still on the cards despite King Mswati objecting to some of its conditions. And not just on the cards but desperately needed.

PlusNews (Johannesburg)-Swaziland is still short of lab reagents needed for CD4 count testing, which is used to initiate and monitor patients on antiretroviral treatment, and HIV-positive people are growing increasingly frustrated as the country enters its fourth month without a way to establish the strength of their immune system.

Business Daily (Nairobi)-Did King Mswati III of Swaziland host the (in) famous reed dance last year? You may not be very sure.