N.O.R.F Posted January 13, 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3389211.stm Doqon! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valenteenah. Posted January 13, 2004 After years of failed rains, a quarter of the 1.1m population need food aid. Swaziland also has one of the world's highest rates of HIV infection - 33%. Two years ago, the normally docile parliament rejected his request to buy a $45m royal jet. King Mswati reportedly wanted the money to redecorate his three existing palaces and build eight new ones. :eek: ...Doqonimo wey ka badantahay taasi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheeta Posted January 13, 2004 We have a classic case of dumb and dumber. Dumb is Mswati and dumber are the people who gave him power. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted January 23, 2004 Swazi schools closed for weeding Swaziland's schoolboys are coming to the end of a fortnight spent weeding the king's fields, which led to the postponement of the new school term. Schools were supposed to reopen on Tuesday but King Mswati ordered that they stay closed for an extra week. The weeding of the 10 vast royal fields is due to come to an end on Friday, before the king makes a public speech. Some 30,000 children were affected by the order but not the king's children who are in private schools. Some parents complained about the short notice of the royal order, which was issued by the king the day before schools were supposed to reopen. Ellen Mavuso of Pigg's Peak, in northern Swaziland, complained that she had already taken her two daughters to school in the south of Swaziland, about 120 kilometres from home, only to be told of the order. She wondered how the weeding of royal fields was related to the opening of schools. King Mswati III is Africa's last absolute monarch. Earlier this month, he asked the government of the drought-hit country for $15m to build new palaces for his 11 wives. Kibir :rolleyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medley of extemporanea Posted January 23, 2004 notice how the africa section of the news.bbc.co.uk never has any important news... never any real news... always random things like this that are i think made for entertainment, not information. just compare the africa section and any of the other sections the africa section of news.bbc.co.uk is like the oddly enough section of news.yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted January 23, 2004 u mean there aint no real news in this???? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/default.stm depending on what is given out by local/national reports etc, it the news,,,,,, what is wrong with highlighting such unresponsible leadership like the guy in Swazi?? it may be odd news, but its in with the rest of the 'serious' stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medley of extemporanea Posted January 23, 2004 I haven’t read that site in a while… I’ve lost all respect for their reporting. They might throw in a “real” news story now and then but they are consistent in their reporting of such things as Tanzanian snakes' sex shows , ghosts raping people, monkeys getting kicked out of parliament buildings, “the strongest man in Africa”, and they love to keep up to date with the latest from the Swazi king and when his next reed dance will be… let’s not forget such articles as the one about baboons getting shot for sleeting food in south Africa… The point am trying to make is there are alot of things going on in Africa, a lot of real news to report, and events to be analyzed but bbc.co.uk is simply not able to or not interested in doing that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaabir Posted January 23, 2004 Doqon indeed.. thanks Northerner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamilah Posted January 26, 2004 Now there is a King who gives the word doqon a whole new meaning. I was always aware we Africans lacked 'brain cells'. :rolleyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
