Matthew Hill, Bloomberg, Author at ACTSA

Banks shut, phones cut as anti-monarchy protests rock Eswatini

The violence has escalated this week, prompting the state to announce a 6 pm-to-5 am curfew.

The Monday-to-Friday timetable adds to the list of complaints about the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Official infection numbers remain low.

Could become first African nation to default since the onset of the coronavirus.

Government won’t use the fund for loan guarantees or to service debt, according to the proposal.