Troops patrolled the streets of the Eswatini capital, according to an AFP correspondent in the landlocked kingdom, as calm returned Friday after days of pro-democracy protests that reportedly turned deadly. A local parliamentary constituency office was burnt in the village of Mayiwane, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) northeast of the capital, according to witnesses. Petrol was in short supply and a fuel tanker was seen being escorted by a military van through Mbabane. In a statement on Friday, three lawmakers said they condemned “the massacre and killings of over 60 unarmed citizens/protesters”. The members of parliament, Bacede Mabuza, Magawugawu Simelane and Mthandeni Dube, also claimed that 200 people had been wounded.

Source: The Guardian July 02, 2021 13:52 UTC