South Africa's policy of constructive engagement with Swaziland hit the buffers this week when the kingdom began voter registration for an election charade after scorning advice from the African National Congress to introduce democratic change.
The regime of absolute monarch Mswati III expects 600,000 voters to register out of a total population of 1.1 million.
But it is impossible to call the exercise planned for October democracy since, under the system known as Tinkhundla, only approved candidates can stand.
Approval is dependent on regional chiefs appointed and paid by the monarchy. Full story...
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The regime of absolute monarch Mswati III expects 600,000 voters to register out of a total population of 1.1 million.
But it is impossible to call the exercise planned for October democracy since, under the system known as Tinkhundla, only approved candidates can stand.
Approval is dependent on regional chiefs appointed and paid by the monarchy. Full story...
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