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Is this King Mswati’s last stand? He knows he who fights and runs away lives to fight another day

Eswatini's King, Mswati III, front, dances during a Reed Dance in Mbabane. [AP, Themba Hadebe]

I hear this has been a tough week for King Mswati of Eswatini, who has been in power since 1986.

This absolute monarch oversees the entire spectrum of his kingdom’s political life, from appointing his Cabinet to picking judges.

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