Swaziland: A gift for a king

The R7 billion (US$879 million) Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) payout to Swaziland for the 2012-13 financial year could keep King Mswati III's tottering government afloat for much of this year. Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini has been tight lipped on what the Sacu windfall will be used for. Southern Africa Report says there is 'good reason to suppose that Mswati will squander much of it on resuscitating his large vanity construction projects, among them a second international airport and royal technology park, as well as private investment schemes to boost his already bloated state earnings.'