The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) envoys to Eswatini have urged both sides engaged in the conflict in the country to "exercise restraint and seek a peaceful resolution together" as King Mswati III violently crushes protests.
Earlier this week, president Cyril Ramaphosa named three senior SA officials in the group of special envoys heading to a meeting with the Eswatini monarch.
Violent protests in Eswatini have escalated to the point where major towns in the kingdom have shut down and dozens have died as police clash with protesters in some of the worst unrest in the country’s history, according to local media reports.
Ramaphosa, in his capacity as chairperson of the Sadc organ on defence, politics and security co-operation, appointed the special envoys to assess the situation.
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