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In Eswatini, 43 homesteads beside an active coal mine say blasting is splitting their walls. The blast logs and inspection records that could prove it are held by a Ministry that polices the mine and owns a quarter of it.
By Nokukhanya Musi for @Inhlase1. https://t.co/T00ZaJ3t0k
Beside Shaft 3 of Eswatini's Maloma Coal Mine, blasting is splitting walls of 43 homesteads. The blast logs and inspection records held by a Ministry that both polices the mine and owns a quarter of it — are nowhere to be found.https://t.co/3Myuys0iL3
Beside Shaft 3 of Eswatini's Maloma Coal Mine, blasting is splitting walls of 43 homesteads. The blast logs and inspection records held by a Ministry that both polices the mine and owns a quarter of it — are nowhere to be found.https://t.co/3Myuys0iL3
A veterinary cordon fence on the South Africa-Eswatini border is failing, causing wildlife incursions that threaten crops, livestock & raise foot-and-mouth disease risks.
Part I: https://t.co/6zlfZVYJBe
Part II: https://t.co/pg5iFvkkq4
Part III: https://t.co/S9xH148gLe
A donor-funded garden run by 11 women in Lavumisa in Eswatini has stood idle since 2025 after repeated South African wildlife raids destroyed crops and made farming impossible, leaving them without food, income or compensation.
https://t.co/NUU6lNCKMk
A donor-funded garden run by 11 women in Lavumisa in Eswatini has stood idle since 2025 after repeated South African wildlife raids destroyed crops and made farming impossible, leaving them without food, income or compensation.
https://t.co/NUU6lNCKMk
Following Inhlase investigations into damaged cordon fences allow livestock and wildlife to spread diseases—Eswatini’s Agriculture Minister, Mandla Tshawuka, has joined forces with South African and Mozambican counterparts to combat them.
https://t.co/hcuCSS91cB
Following Inhlase investigations into damaged cordon fences allow livestock and wildlife to spread diseases—Eswatini’s Agriculture Minister, Mandla Tshawuka, has joined forces with South African and Mozambican counterparts to combat them.
https://t.co/hcuCSS91cB
Three years after Eswatini passed a law requiring the state to monitor gambling harm, conduct addiction research and establish a rehabilitation fund, the country still has no central system to track online betting activity.
https://t.co/fCgqevJbTE
Three years after Eswatini passed a law requiring the state to monitor gambling harm, conduct addiction research and establish a rehabilitation fund, the country still has no central system to track online betting activity.
https://t.co/fCgqevJbTE
EmaSwati along Eswatini’s southern border say bush pigs, warthogs and other wildlife crossing from nearby Harloo Private Game Reserve in South Africa have repeatedly destroyed crops and killed livestock — losses for which they say no one compensates them.
https://t.co/k99wFDgU2D
EmaSwati along Eswatini’s southern border say bush pigs, warthogs and other wildlife crossing from nearby Harloo Private Game Reserve in South Africa have repeatedly destroyed crops and killed livestock — losses for which they say no one compensates them.
https://t.co/k99wFDgU2D
In Chibini, Senzo Dlamini showed patches of maize destroyed by bush pigs, pointing to freshly trampled stalks and stripped cobs.
“One wonders whether there will be enough food for my family, given these daily losses. I fear guarding my fields at night,”
https://t.co/tnoY53wRXS
In Chibini, Senzo Dlamini showed patches of maize destroyed by bush pigs, pointing to freshly trampled stalks and stripped cobs.
“One wonders whether there will be enough food for my family, given these daily losses. I fear guarding my fields at night,”
https://t.co/tnoY53wRXS
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A fence that doesn’t work.
Wildlife that crosses freely.
Communities left to deal with the consequences.
Along the SA–Eswatini border, a failing veterinary fence is driving a quiet crisis. Crops are destroyed, livestock is lost, and families face growing food insecurity.
A veterinary cordon fence meant to stop disease is failing – allowing wildlife from a South African private reserve to devastate crops, kill livestock and heighten foot-and-mouth disease risks for rural communities in Eswatini.
@Inhlase1 investigates: https://t.co/IwgY7dQb6Z
A veterinary cordon fence meant to stop disease is failing – allowing wildlife from a South African private reserve to devastate crops, kill livestock and heighten foot-and-mouth disease risks for rural communities in Eswatini.
https://t.co/tnoY53wRXS