Swati woman, Eswatini, by Retlaw Snellac
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eSwatini, 2023
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How many absolute monarchs are there in the world?
•King Salman of Saudi Arabia
•Pope Francis
•Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman
•Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei
•The King of Swaziland (now Eswatini): King Mswati III of Swaziland (AKA Eswatini)
•United Arab Emirates: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed (Each of the seven Emirates that form the UAE have their own absolute monarch and Sheikh MBZ, as leader of Dubai, is the overall ruler of the nation.)
Did I miss anybody? I think those are the only absolute monarchs still in power today. The rest of the world's royalty are constitutional monarchs, so they reign but do not rule.
(There's an argument for including Kim Jong Un on the list of absolute monarchs despite the fact that he's not a King and North Korea is a Communist country. He's obviously a dictator, but the Kim dynasty has virtually ruled North Korea like a secular monarchy for nearly 75 years with the supreme leaders inheriting their power through hereditary succession. Kim Jong Un took over immediately upon the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, who had assumed power when his father -- North Korea's first paramount leader, Kim Il Sung -- died in 1994. Of course, North Korea isn't officially considered a monarchy, but the manner in which the Kim family has ruled the country and transferred power from father-to-son for three generations and counting resembles the structure of an absolute monarchy more than a "traditional" totalitarian dictatorship.)
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Blesbok Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi
Observed by poerli
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Be respectful in your comments. You can criticize a government without offending its people.
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Ma VW 1600 Variant L de 1970 au Swaziland (Eswatini) en 1971. source Simon Glen via CARTES POSTALES ET VIEILLES PHOTOS VOLKSWAGEN.
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SITEKI – About 58 workers of Mtfombeni Investment, a textile firm situated in Big Bend, were on Monday locked out of the company premises.
The workers claimed they had been verbally informed that they were being retrenched. According to one of the affected workers, the management had communicated to the workers about their fate on Monday morning, when they reported for work. He said yesterday, a meeting was held between a workers’ representative, management and officials from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. He mentioned that during the meeting, the officials instructed the management to allow the workers to continue with their duties within 24 hours. The employee stated that the management was advised to follow the required procedures if they intended to retrench employees. He added that the management was also advised to constantly communicate with the ministry when dealing with issues of employees.
The employee also alleged that some of the workers have not been paid their salaries for last month. “We were told that the meeting was a success and we hope the management will heed the advice from the ministry to reinstate us,” he said
17/04/2024
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Malkerns, Eswatini
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Observing the vernacular architecture of southern Africa (https://explorationvacation.net/vernacular-architecture/)
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Swati chief, Eswatini, by Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
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Eucalyptus woods - eSwatini, 2023
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Population: 94,874
Note that Eswatini used to be known as Swaziland.
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South-central black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis minor
Observed by ctnash, CC BY-NC
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