Eswatini,officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland,is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north,west,south,and southeast. At no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west,Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa;despite this,its climate and topography are diverse,ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld.
Artifacts indicating human activity dating back to the early Stone Age have been found in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The earliest known inhabitants of the region were Khoisan hunter-gatherers. Later,the population became predominantly Nguni during and after the great Bantu migrations. People speaking languages ancestral to the current Sotho and Nguni languages began settling no later than the 11th century. The country now derives its name from a later king named Mswati II. Mswati II was the greatest of the fighting kings of Eswatini,and he greatly extended the area of the country to twice its current size. The people of Eswatini largely belong to a number of clans that can be categorized as Emakhandzambili,Bemdzabu,and Emafikamuva,depending on when and how they settled in Eswatini.
Mswati III is the king of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He was born in Manzini in the Protectorate of Swaziland to King Sobhuza II and one of his younger wives,Ntfombi Tfwala. He was crowned as Mswati III,Ingwenyama and King of Swaziland,on 25 April 1986 at the age of 18,thus becoming the youngest ruling monarch in the world at that time. Together with his mother,Ntfombi Tfwala,now Queen Mother (Ndlovukati),he rules the country as an absolute monarch. Mswati III is known for his practice of polygamy and currently has 15 wives.
Absalom Themba Dlamini was the Prime Minister of Eswatini from November 2003 to September 2008. He is the managing director of Tibiyo Taka Ngwane.
The Parliament of Eswatini is bicameral,consisting of a lower chamber and an upper one. Some of the members of both chambers are elected,while the rest are appointed by the King of Eswatini. Election is by secret ballot in a first-past-the-post system of voting. Members of both chambers serve for five-year terms. All candidates run on a non-partisan basis,as political parties are banned.
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Lobamba is a city in Eswatini,and is one of the two capitals,serving as the legislative,traditional,spiritual,seat of government of the Parliament of Eswatini,and Ludzidzini Royal Village,the residence of Queen Ntfombi,the Queen Mother.
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Prince Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini was a Swazi politician who served as Prime Minister of Eswatini,from 1996 to 2003 and again from October 2008 to September 2018.
Themba Nhlanganiso Masuku is a Swazi politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Eswatini since 2018 and as Acting Prime Minister from 13 December 2020 to 16 July 2021. Earlier,he served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2008 until 2013.
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini was a Swazi business executive who served as the tenth prime minister of Eswatini,holding the office from October 2018 until his death on 13 December 2020.
Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini is the union government created by the constitution of Eswatini where the monarch holds supreme executive,legislative,and judicial powers. The Ngwenyama (lion) is a hereditary leader,rules the country,with the assistance of a council of ministers and a national legislature.
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The following lists events that happened during 2020 in Southern Africa. The countries are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for Africa|Southern Africa.
Events in the year 2021 in Malaysia.
Events in the year 2020 in Eswatini.
Events in the year 2021 in Eswatini
The following lists events that happened during 2021 in Southern Africa. The countries are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for Southern Africa.
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