eSwatini protests turn deadly as police intensify crackdown

Eswatini

eSwatini's absolute monarch King Mswati III. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Peter Dube

Contributor

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Footage of soldiers beating up civilians has been circulating on social media. 
  • Meanwhile, protesters torched a building belonging to Eswatini Beverages, which King Mswati partly owns. 

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