Swaziland celebrates 40th anniversary while people suffer

365 Gay News  Sep 05 08

(Mbabane) Swaziland and its king are throwing a joint 40th birthday bash this weekend, but the mood is far from celebratory in this small southern African land of paupers and princes, mud huts and palaces. The government calls them the 40-40 festivities, marking King Mswati III's birthday and the anniversary of ... Full story...

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