{"id":193769,"date":"2021-07-01T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T08:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-calls-for-eswatini-security-forces-to-exercise-total-restraint\/"},"modified":"2021-07-01T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T08:13:11","slug":"sa-calls-for-eswatini-security-forces-to-exercise-total-restraint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-calls-for-eswatini-security-forces-to-exercise-total-restraint\/","title":{"rendered":"SA calls for eSwatini security forces to exercise &#8216;total&#8217; restraint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202107\/eswantini.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The South African government says it notes with great concern the ongoing political and security situation in the eSwatini, as anti-monarchy protests continue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are particularly concerned by reports of loss of life and destruction of properties,\u201d said the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).<\/p>\n<p>According to news outlets, the tensions continue to flare as pro-democracy protests engulf the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, protesters are demanding democratic reforms in Africa&#8217;s last absolute monarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest that eight activists were allegedly shot dead by the police, while 28 have been injured and many detained. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe right to peaceful protest is universally recognised,\u201d the department said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The South African government has since called on the security forces to exercise total restraint and protect the lives and property of the people, in keeping with the country\u2019s constitutional provisions and laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, South Africa urges all political actors and civil society to engage in meaningful dialogue to resolve the current political challenges facing the country.\u201d \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South African government says it notes with great concern the ongoing political and security situation in the eSwatini, as anti-monarchy protests continue.&nbsp; \u201cWe are particularly concerned by reports of loss of life and destruction of properties,\u201d said the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). According to news outlets, the tensions continue to flare [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":193770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[38678],"class_list":{"0":"post-193769","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-south-africa","8":"tag-sanews","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sa-calls-for-eswatini-security-forces-to-exercise-total-restraint.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}