21. Swaziland - Visit Africa's Land Of Wonders explore swaziland with go2africa.com, africa s most comprehensive travel They have managed to retain their culture and have an air of sophistication. http://www.go2africa.com/swaziland/facts_1.asp

My Itinerary Help Contact Us Live Travel Advice Africa GO2AFRICA HOME AFRICA MAP ENQUIRE NOW SITE SEARCH AFRICA About Us Meet the Team Client Feedback Careers ... Contact Us COUNTRY INFO Botswana Kenya Lesotho Malawi ... Zimbabwe WE RECOMMEND Safari Specials Last Minute Travel Wilderness Safaris Yacht Charters ... Walking Safaris TRAVEL IDEAS African Honeymoons Family Holidays South Africa Self Drive Travel by Activity ... Cape Town Villas TRAVEL ADVISOR General Safety Tips Safety on Safari Weather Malaria ... What to Bring TRAVEL ARTICLES African travel insights NEED SOME HELP ? Site Help Swaziland - Background Fast Facts FULL NAME PUBLIC HOLIDAYS New Year's Day 1 January King's Birthday 19 April National Flag Day 25 April Worker's Day 1 May King Sobhuza II's Birthday 22 July Umhlanga Reed Dance Day (end of August or early September) Somhlolo (Independence) Day 6 September Christmas Day 25 December Boxing Day 26 December Incwala Day (December or January) Kingdom of Swaziland CAPITAL Mbabane (note Lobambo is the royal and legislative capital) INDEPENDENCE 6 September 1968 TIME GMT +2 hours POPULATION 985,335 (estimated July 1999)

22. Swaziland: THE ALL-AFRICA INTERNET GUIDE: Swaziland THE ALLafrica INTERNET GUIDE. Travel. Ministry of Tourismhttp//www.mintour.gov.sz/ A guide to swaziland s culture, royal family andattractions. http://www.goafrica.co.za/africa/swaziland.stm

SWAZILAND The two main cities in Swaziland have local Internet access and web development is flourishing as can be seen by a visit to portal site Swazi.com. Web country code: sz general politics news business ... travel General Swaziland's Internet Gateway http://www.swazi.com/ An excellent portal site providing easy access to all the major Swazi web sites. Swaziland email directory http://www.directory.sz/ A searchable directory of email addresses in Swaziland. Swaziland Internet directory http://www.directory.sz/internet/ Searchable web directory. City Council of Mbabane http://www.mbabane.org.sz Swaziland's capital boasts a rather bland web site with a list of tenders, and the usual contact details. Politics The Swaziland Government http://www.swazi.com/government/ The official government web site publishing Swaziland Today, the government newsletter, policy documents and the text of speeches. News Swazi News http://www.swazinews.co.sz/ Daily news updates, and business data such as exchange rates, local market indicators and commodity prices. The Guardian http://www.theguardian.co.sz/

23. Africa Stage: Abeja Dispatch - June 26, 1999 Traveling in Fairyland Visiting swaziland s Colorful culture and Wildlife Don t think that the music of southern africa has stalled in tribal custom. http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/africa/062699/062699abejaswazi.html

Traveling in Fairyland: Visiting Swaziland's Colorful Culture and Wildlife Swazi Music You can hear Swazi drumming and singing yourself... you'll have to close your eyes to imagine the dancing! Click here to listen on fast connection (28.8 or faster). Click here for a slower connection. You must have the RealPlayer Kings, queens, and princes, wild beasts and exotic birds Shawn and I have traveled to the land of fairytales! Swaziland, the smallest country in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the few absolute monarchies left in the world, is definitely magical. When the people speak, it is as if they are singing. Their native language, Siswati, is quick and bouncing, like a gazelle or a hip-hop song. But when they speak English, which most do, it is slower and more melodic. The words they choose in English are like poetry, a small indication of the richness of their language to non-Siswati speakers like me. For example, today I asked a man on the street for directions to the Post Office. His reply went something like this: "You move straight, do not turn, until you reach the place where the water bubbles up from the ground. Then you will move left, down the hill." I wandered off smiling, entertained by visions of a mountain spring here in the middle of the city of

24. Afrol News - Your Portal To Africa! of document related to education, science and culture and related items inswaziland. The Index on africa swaziland page includes various links. http://www.afrol.com/html/Index/countries/swazilandindex.htm

Africa News afrol News Frontpage Latest News Subscriptions Countries ... Subscriptions The Swaziland Index Page Welcome to our guide to links about Swaziland in the www. On the left, an updated list of contents. For those wanting to read some general information, statistics, etc. about Swaziland, see our Background Page or go to general information in the link list. If you are looking for first hand information of high scientific value about Swaziland, have a look at our Swaziland Searches - the direct access to the databases of several UN-organizations and others. It's right below Index Pages to other African Countries There are index pages to all African countries here on afrol.com. They are all built in the same structure, so that you can find what you are looking for as easily as possible. To find other countries, pass by our Countries Index Page or "jump" directly from the menu below: Countries Page Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Brazzaville Congo Kinshasa (DRC) Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia, The

25. Events And Festivals In Africa South africa; swaziland; Tunisia; Zimbabwe. Mauritius; Zanzibar East africa’slargest cultural event, takes place in Zanzibar in magnificent, http://www.africaguide.com/culture/events.htm

... where Africa comes to you ... HOME CONTACT US LINK TO US NEWS LETTER ... African Weddings Africa is the festival continent. Throughout the whole continent, colourful and vibrant festivals range through musical, religous, cultural and harvest to name just a few. In this section we have included just some of the festivals and events that are happening - we shall be adding more regularly - so please bookmark this page... Recommended Book African Ceremonies an outstanding two-volume survey of the continent's rituals, rites and ceremonies. Divided into six sectionsAbirth and initiation; courtship and marriage; royalty and power; seasonal rites; beliefs and worship; spirits and ancestorsAthe set documents 43 ceremonies in 26 countries. In addition to the more than 800 arresting color photographs, the text respectfully details each ceremony. (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK FESTIVALS AND EVENTS LISTED BY COUNTRY Choose a region or country from the list below: Western Africa Eastern Africa Northern Africa Southern Africa ... Solar Eclipse - 29th March 2006 The Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29 is set to be one of the best of the past few years, the longest until 2009, and the most easily accessible of the next 10 years!

26. Leisure And Sport Activities In Swaziland - Africa Leisure and sporting activities in swaziland. No better way to view game andexperience African culture than from the back of a horse. http://www.africaguide.com/country/swazi/leisure.htm

HOME CONTACT US LINK TO US NEWS LETTER ... CHARITIES Jump to a Country Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Congo Dem.Rep. Congo (Zaire) Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Reunion Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Swaziland INTRODUCTION VISITOR INFORMATION ACCOMMODATION GAME PARKS ... TOURS AND SAFARIS LEISURE AND SPORT BOOKS AND MAPS FAVOURITE LINKS Leisure and Sport Bird Watching White Water Rafting Horse Riding Caving ... Walking and Hiking Bird Watching The Malolotja Nature Reserve in the North West and Mlawula Nature Reserve in the east are first class spots for birding enthauastics, each home to over 280 species of bird. The Southern bald-ibis can be seen nesting on the clifts of the Malolotja Falls. The variety of birdlife found in Swaziland includes the Blue Seallow, Blue Crane, Bateleur and Maritial Eagle, Stanley Bustard, Striped Flufftail, Blackwinged Plover, Knysna Lourie, Narina Trogon, Blue Swallow, Buffstreaked Chat, Chorister Robin, Broadtailed Warbler and Gurney's Sugarbird. Naturetrek A unique holiday in search of the birds and magnificent plant-life of a comprehensive range of South African habitats led by one of the country's popular and foremost all-round naturalist guides, Peter Lawson

27. Afrika.no - The Index On Africa - Culture Features news on and links to all countries in africa. With sections on culture,Development, Economy, You are here Countries swaziland culture http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Swaziland/Culture/

find: in Entire afrika.no Index on Africa News Update Norske sider English Pages Culture advanced search Fellesrådet The Index on Africa Africa News Update ... English You are here: Countries Swaziland : Culture Culture Art, literature, music, religion, sport, languages and way of life. Ethnologue Language Database Extensive web catalogue of languages of Swaziland. Site includes bookstore for printed publications, language maps and a country specific language bibliography. Updated every 4 years. By SIL International. Swaziland Travel Photo Gallery Dutch travel photographer Hans Hendriksen presents Swaziland daily-life and nature impressions Search for Links: More search options Keyword: Search in: this category and subcategories the entire Index on Africa The Norwegian Council for Africa Osterhausgt. 27 N-0183 Oslo Norway Phone: +47 22989312 Fax: +47 22989301 Email: afrika@afrika.no about the nca contact us The Index on Africa Index on Africa is a gateway to information on Africa on the Internet, with over 3.800 links sorted by country, subject and news. The Index has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA), as a part of NCA's efforts to raise awareness about Africa and African affairs.

28. Media Institute Of Southern Africa : Promoting Media Diversity . Pluralism . Sel The Kingdom of swaziland under the leadership of King Mswati III, africa s last Majority of the people have since adopted a culture of silence in the http://www.misa.org/swaziland.html

Campaigns Exchange Programmes Events Jobs ... Misa Mailing Lists Programes Freedom of Expression Broadcasting Diversity Media Monitoring Legal Support Misa Chapters Angola Botswana Lesotho Malawi ... Media Directory MISA-SWAZILAND Country Profile The Kingdom of Swaziland under the leadership of King Mswati III, Africa 's last absolute monarchy, has continued to face numerous socio-political and economic challenges. The subsequent challenges around the rule of law and the continuous tensions regarding the constitutional developments are a great concern to political development of this country. What remains a great challenge though for this parliament is that they do not have an instrument that elevates them to a Constitutional Assembly. At present moment, the second draft has not been distributed to the masses, for further scrutiny. The infamous 1973 Decree that saw the office of the Kingship assuming the executive, legislative and judiciary powers has centered on one person. Political parties were banned as the Bill of Rights was thrown out of the window. The King has continued to enjoy unequivocal powers in the absence of the repealed Independence Constitution. Progressive formations and labour movements have had nasty experiences at the hands of the security forces as they attempted to pursue a political agenda and call for democratic changes. The country remains governed under the 1973 Kings Proclamation to the Nation and the Tinkhundla system of Government that was initially an experiment by the late King Sobhuza II. Majority of the people have since adopted a culture of silence in the absence of free political activity. The civil society has never been exposed to good civic education on matters of good governance and democratic dispensation. Recently, the King introduced the concept of a ‘Smart Dialogue' without success in addressing the impasse and tensions within the political and economical front.

29. Atlas - Swaziland Map swaziland Map, History, culture, People, Population, Climate, Economy, swaziland has asked South africa to open negotiations on reincorporating some http://www.map.freegk.com/swaziland/swaziland.php

fiSearchFormMaxSetId='AX006201'; Introduction People History Culture ... Disputes Swaziland Communications Back to Top not a modern system domestic: system consists of carrier-equipped, open-wire lines and low-capacity, microwave radio relay international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat Swaziland Culture Back to Top The two main cultural events are the Incwala in December and the Umhlanga in August. The Incwala is sometimes described as a first-fruits ceremony, but, spread over six days, it is a much more complex ritual of renewing and strengthening the kingship and the nation, with songs and dances used only on this occasion. The Umhlanga, or Reed Dance, brings together the maidens of the nation to cut reeds for the annual repairs to the windbreaks of the queen mother's village; it lasts for five days. It is also symbolic of the unity of the nation and of its perpetuation through the massed ranks of young women. Both ceremonies are held at the national capital of the queen mother. Other ceremonies are associated with the communal weeding and harvesting of the king's fields and with customary marriages. Most ceremonies are accompanied by orthodox music, songs, and dancing. Musical instruments are simple in design, a kudu horn used for hunting or herding cattle, a calabash attached to a bow for love songs, the reed flute, played by small boys while herding, and rattles made of seedpods attached to the wrists and ankles. more typical of the homestead nowadays are the radio and record and tape players.

30. H-Africa - Swaziland Bibliography MALAN, JS Swazi culture / JS Malan. Pretoria africa Institute of South africa,1985, ii, Cover title outlines swaziland s culture policy aspirations. http://www.h-net.org/~africa/sources/SwaziBib.html

31. CULTURE-SWAZILAND: Making A Bull Market For Cows cultureswaziland Making a Bull Market for Cows James Hall DEVELOPMENT-SOUTHAFRICA Land Reform Policies Under the Microscope http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/nota.asp?idnews=28680

32. IRIN Africa Southern Africa SWAZILAND SWAZILAND Parliament swaziland Parliament told to rethink sections of new draft constitution lecturer at the University of swaziland, said, culture must be subsumed under http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=48108&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa&S

33. IRIN Africa Southern Africa SWAZILAND SWAZILAND Parliament covering subSaharan africa, eight countries in central Asia and Iraq. lecturer at the University of swaziland, said, culture must be subsumed http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=48108

34. BTM Africa By Country Vusie Ginindza respond in the Times of swaziland on March 19, 1997 If this is The answer probably lies in our culture and social upbringing. http://www.mask.org.za/sections/AfricaPerCountry/swaziland/swaziland1.html

35. An A-Z Of African Studies On The Internet S6 swaziland (africa South of the Sahara, Stanford University) swaziland onthe NET has links to News, culture, Arts, Economy, Labour, Education, http://www.lib.msu.edu/limb/a-z/az_s6.html

An A-Z of African Studies on the Internet Part S6 Swahili-Swaziland Back to: A-Z of African Studies by Peter Limb Swahili (kiSwahili) SwahiliArchives Archives of Popular Swahili 'an electronic archive of spoken and written Popular Swahili texts. ' http://www.pscw.uva.nl/lpca/aps/toc.html Swahili Manuscripts Project "The library of the School of Oriental and African Studies holds the largest public collection of Swahili manuscripts in Britain....The Swahili Manuscripts Project aims to create a comprehensive catalogue of the SOAS manuscripts, thus enabling researchers and more general readers to make focused and, it is hoped, greater use of an illuminating collection". Includes samples: " From these pages you can view images of the manuscript, page by page, and also listen to Shaikh Yahya Ali Omar reciting the manuscript." http://www.swahilimanuscripts.soas.ac.uk/ SwahiliBibliography Popular Swahili Texts in Books and Articles: An annotated bibliography [ANNOTATED; CONGO] (June 2000) by Vincent A. de Rooij

36. AFRICA SOUTH africa; ZIMBABWE; swaziland; WEST africa This is a touchy subject toall the art culture lovers in South africa. If you feel as strongly about http://members.aol.com/mouseuk/stage/africa.htm

THEATREWORLD Internet Magazine INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND REVIEWS AFRICA IS YOUR COUNTRY (City or Town) represented in THEATREWORLD? - it SHOULD be! Accreditation can be offered to all New Reviewers within days. Please contact the Editor by e-mail (the address is at the foot of this page - or an automatic e-mail 'form' can be found at the foot of the "Welcome" page at the beginning of THEATREWORLD. We want to hear from you NOW !!!! CONTENTS SOUTH AFRICA; ZIMBABWE; SWAZILAND; WEST AFRICA (to find the Country or the specific City you are seeking - use the "find/search" facility on your Internet server, and enter the name) Click here to return to "Welcome" - Main Menu This page contains "news" and "reviews" - from around the World ! - could you help? If you are interested submitting news of forthcoming productions or a review of a show in your Country for publication on this page - please email me: GPowner @aol.com WEST AFRICA Here's a brief presentation of our dance and theatre group from west Africa, Cameroon so we can be part of your africa-theatre initiative.

37. Regional: Africa: Swaziland: Society And Culture - Open Site Regional africa swaziland Society and culture Open Site. http://open-site.org/Regional/Africa/Swaziland/Society_and_Culture/

Open Site The Open Encyclopedia Project home submit content become an editor the entire directory only in Swaziland/Society_and_Culture Top Regional Africa Swaziland : Society and Culture History General Information The majority of the population is ethnic Swazi, mixed with a small number of Zulus and non-Africans. Traditionally Swazis have been subsistence farmers and herders, but most now work in the growing urban formal economy and in government. Some Swazis work in the mines in South Africa. Christianity in Swaziland is sometimes mixed with traditional beliefs and practices. Most Swazis ascribe a special spiritual role to the monarch. The country's official languages are Siswati (a language related to Zulu) and English. Government and commercial business is conducted mainly in English. This category needs an editor - apply here Open Site Code 0.5.3 robot company. Visit our sister sites dmoz.org mozilla.org chefmoz.org musicmoz.org ... edit

38. Swaziland Travel Guide swaziland is a small landlocked country in Southern africa. The major attractionof the country is its well preserved culture. From the ritual smearing http://www.world66.com/africa/swaziland

Swaziland travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see the travel guide you write Recent Changes Home Destinations Mapsonomy ... Swaziland Sections Swaziland Map Practical Information Getting Around ... [Add Section] Map View Enlargement Swaziland [edit this] Sondzela Nature Reserve photo by: Abdul R. [Upload image] Swaziland is a small landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is almost completely surrounded by South Africa but it also borders on Mozambique . Most people visiting Swaziland will come from Johannesburg only about 400 km from Mbabane the capital of Swaziland and connected by good roads. The major attraction of the country is its well preserved culture. From the ritual smearing of the bride with red ochre in the traditional marriage ceremony to the mystical rite of Kingship, the Incwala, each ritual is deeply significant and is performed only at the appropriate time and place. The centuries- old ceremonies are as valid today as they were in days of Ngwane, the first King of Swaziland and this balance of ancient and modern, traditional and western gives Swaziland and her people their distinctive character. Urban Swazi's in spite of a very 20th century lifestyle still maintain firm links to the rural areas where water is fetched from the river and cooking takes place in a three-legged pot over an open fire. When duty calls, there is no contradiction for the majority of Swazi's in leaving an air-conditioned office in town and shedding a three-piece business suit in favour of the traditional cloths and skins of emahiya and to take their place with the regiments to perform the task or ceremony for which the nation has been summoned. Watching the regiments wearing the traditional dress of their great-grand-fathers, singing the songs of their ancestors and performing the ancient ritual dances, only the glimpse of a wristwatch here or a flashlight there will remind you that this is not the Swaziland of a hundred or two hundred years ago. Remember that no man will gain the respect of a Swazi unless he is married. In Swazi culture, if you are single, you have no experience!

39. The Book Chain In Swaziland The Book Chain in swaziland of the highest in africa. In spite of the highliteracy rate, swaziland s culture of oral communication still predominates. http://www.inasp.info/pubs/bookchain/profiles/Swaziland.html

The Book Chain in Swaziland By Makana Mavuso In 1968, just a month before the country attained its independence, the Proscribed Publications Act (No. 17 of 1968) was enacted. This empowered the Minister of Public Service and Information to proscribe any publication by notice published in the Gazette 'if the publication is prejudicial or potentially prejudicial to the interest of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health'. The Swaziland National Archives University of Swaziland Library and Swaziland National Library. It is worth noting that, although the Swaziland National Library Service has been in operation for a number of years, it was only in 2001 that a Bill (No. 11 of 2001) was introduced to establish this service. Literacy, languages, writers and writing Two main languages serve as official languages in the country: English and Siswati. These are used throughout the education system, and in any materials published, e.g. newspapers and books. In recent years, very few Swazi nationals have been engaged in writing, for it does not appeal as an occupation or as a serious source of income. The only area that has a number of writers is in the production of learning materials e.g. textbooks for schools. Prior to the country's independence, schools were using textbooks written and published in South Africa and other countries. It was realized that such material was not always relevant to Swazi children and that even the schools' curricula needed to be improved. The National Curriculum Centre (NCC) was then established to perform the following tasks, among others:

40. 14 Day African Extreme: Lesotho, Swaziland & South Africa: Africa Motorcycle Tou Today on your African adventure tour you cross the border into swaziland. Using your machine, you take a ride exploring some of the culture, http://johannesburg.hotelguide.co.za/Africa_Motorcycle_Tours-travel/14-day-afric

Main About: Siyabona Africa Johannesburg Hotels (home) Johannesburg Hotels Airport InterContinental ... 7 day Kruger Coast Rally 14 day African Extreme. Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa Included Highlights: Blyde River Canyon;Kruger National Park;Mlilwane National Park;Sodwana Bay;Shakaland;Drakensburg; Sani Pass;Katse Dam;Malealea;Semonkong Accommodation: Twin sharing in Hotel and Lodge establishments Destinations: Lesotho;Swaziland;South Africa Day 1: Mpumalanga / Panoramic Route, South Africa Beating traffic you from Johannesburg early on your African adventure tour, saddling your bike in Dullstroom. Riding through Pilgrims Rest via the scenic Panoramic Route you spend the first night of your African adventure tour on the outskirts of Kruger National Park. Day 2: Kruger National Park, South Africa On day 2 of your African adventure tour you visit the world renowned Kruger National Park . Game drives are done in your team vehicle due to obvious risks. You spend the day in search of wild game and the night at a restcamp inside the Park. Today on your African adventure tour you cross the border into Swaziland . Heading south through mountain ranges to Mlilwane National Park where you stay for two nights. Using your machine, you take a ride

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