Swaziland

Major Company Controls 40 Percent Of African Nation's GDP

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Video, Swaziland Economy, Business News, Coke, Coke Human Rights Violations, Coca Cola Enterprises, Swaziland, Gross Domestic Product, Coca Cola Swaziland, King Mswati III, Business News

In one African nation, a giant American brand may be bringing corporate influence to a whole new level. Coca-Cola accounts for as much as 40 perce...

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Dear The Commonwealth, It's Time to Suspend Swaziland

Stephen_Brown | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Politics, Commonwealth, Democracy, Swaziland, World News, World News
Stephen_Brown

Swaziland is a member of the Commonwealth, which claims "54 independent states working together in the common interests of their citizens for development, democracy and peace." Imprisoning students, torturing and beating them is a funny way of sticking to that.

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Cancer Rises in Africa, a Continent Unequipped to Deal With it

David J. Olson | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Ncds, Rwanda, HIV/AIDS, Non-Communicable Diseases, Togo, George W. Bush, Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Cancer, Botswana, Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, Swaziland, World News
David J. Olson

HIV-positive Africans have a 30-90 times higher risk of Kaposi sarcoma, a 5-times higher risk of lymphoma and at least twice the risk for cervical cancer compared to HIV-negative Africans. Yet most African languages don't have a word for cancer.

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Swaziland Security Forces Fire Tear Gas, Beat Students

AP | By PHATHIZWE-CHIEF ZULU | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Swaziland King, Swaziland Student Protest, Swaziland Security Forces, Swaziland, Swaziland Protest, Africa, World News

MBABANE, Swaziland -- Security forces and protesters clashed in two towns Wednesday during a week of planned protests demanding an end to Swaziland's ...

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Time to Act: Stop TB/AIDS

Jorge Sampaio | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Unaids, HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, Stop Tb Partnership, Tuberculosis, Swaziland, United Nations, World News
Jorge Sampaio

People living with HIV can raise their families, work and pursue their dreams. We cannot stand by and watch as TB -- which can cost as little as $100 for treatment and cure -- steals those dreams.

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Kids Helping Kids Through Soccer

Tim Jahnigen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, One-World-Futbol-Project, Zach Bonner, Fundafield, Swaziland, Soccer, Impact News
Tim Jahnigen

Food, shelter and medicine heal and nourish the body. Sports and soccer, build the body and heal and nourish the soul.

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Will the Despot King of Swaziland Last?

Alex Matthews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Swaziland, HIV/AIDS, South Africa, African Monarchy, Africa, HIV/AIDS Africa, Monarchy, African Corruption, World News
Alex Matthews

In a country with the world's highest prevalence of HIV and with seven out of ten citizens living in poverty, King Mswati III's lavish lifestyle has provoked outrage.

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11-Year-Old Albino Girl BEHEADED In Swaziland Witchcraft Ritual

news.ninemsn.com.au | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Traffickers, Albino Girl Killed, Albino, Banele Nxumalo, Skin Disorders, Albino Child, Skin Pigmentation, Witchcraft, Swaziland, Human Trafficking, World News

An albino girl from Swaziland has been shot dead and then beheaded for the sake of witchcraft, according to reports....

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Pizza Hut TV: Mouth-Watering, or Half-Baked?

Minyanville | Minyanville | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dallas, Botswana, Swaziland, Home News

Like the KFCs (YUM) and McCafés (MCD) before it Pizza Hut is flirting with rebranding to become more hip. Several of the chain's locations wil...

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130 Million Dollars

Greg Barrow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hunger, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Pakistan, Cristiana Ronaldo, Uefa-Champions-League, Cambodia, Liberia, World Food Programme, Kaka, Swaziland, Ronaldo, Healthy Living News
Greg Barrow

We could use it right now to feed 8.6 million hungry mouths in Ethiopia through to the end of the year. We really need it right now in Pakistan where it would cover a gaping hole in our budget and give us the cash we need to feed more. It can also buy you arguably the best soccer player in the world.

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African HIV-Carriers Should Be Branded: Swaziland Legislator

Raw Story | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Hiv Infections, Swaziland, Foreign Affairs, Africa, HIV Prevention, HIV in Africa, Hiv, HIV/AIDS Africa, Timothy Myeni, Advocacy, World News

A legislator in the African nation of Swaziland has called for all those infected with the HIV virus to be branded on the buttocks....

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Hoping for Healthy Mothers All Over the Globe

Christy Turlington Burns | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Anti-Retroviral, AIDS Mother's Day, Mother's Day, Africa, (RED), Aids Epidemic in Africa, HIV/AIDS Africa, Swaziland, Arv, Care, Mothers Day Every Day Campaign, Countdown-to-Mothers-Day, White Ribbon Alliance, Healthy Living News
Christy Turlington Burns

As I celebrate Mother's Day, I am reminded of how fortunate those of us who have access to healthcare are and I am hopeful that those who do not, will, in the foreseeable future.

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