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April 23, 2024
Queen of STEM: How one Eswatini monarch is breaking barriers with her STEM Sisters program

In Eswatini, only 46% of girls complete secondary education, according to UNICEF, with pregnancy and poverty being major contributing factors. A new mentorship program for young rural girls, STEM Sisters, is designed to buck these trends by teaching coding, robotics, and engineering.
March 21, 2024
Wildlife Conservation, Traditional Medicine Collide in Eswatini

In Eswatini, traditional medicine and wildlife conservation compete for resources and survival
March 18, 2024
Eswatini Moves to Revise Century-Old Colonial Law to Legalize Medical Cannabis

Critics fear this move will only benefit the elite and big international corporations
February 29, 2024
Eswatini's Water Supply Shrinks as Temperatures Rise

Twenty-five percent of Eswatini’s rural communities lack clean drinking water, according to the charity WaterAid. And another 40% do not have access to water. Nokukhanya Musi has the story from Maphungwane, in the kingdom’s Lubombo region. Camera: Samkeliso Sibandze. Video editor: Sibusiso Dlamini.
December 11, 2023
In Africa, Eswatini-Taiwan Relationship Seen as One of a Kind

Experts say Eswatini’s monarchy is choosing friends based on ideology and not economic benefits
November 02, 2023
Snakebite Risk Worsens in Eswatini Because of Antivenom Scarcity

Eswatini has eight species of highly venomous snakes and a mostly rural population of 1.2 million people. When these reptiles bite people, it can be deadly, especially when antivenom is scarce. VOA’s Nokukhanya Musi reports from Manzini. Producer: Keith Lane. Camera: Samkeliso Sibandze.

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