SA Urged Not to Provide Financial Assistance to Swaziland

Swazi pro-democracy campaigners have urged South Africa not to give their country financial assistance without imposing conditions aimed at steering the troubled kingdom towards negotiations for a transitional government.
 
A delegation of union leaders and activists, as well as politicians from two banned political parties, travelled to South Africa to lobby against the handout, which is believed to be in the region of R1.2 billion.
 
In the same vein, leader of the People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), Mario Masuku, pointed out that, "We need a commitment from our head of state and government that they are prepared to work towards a democratic process in Swaziland."
 
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