MBABANE : A Swaziland chief banned women from wearing miniskirts and trousers at a two-day nomination process that got under way to select candidates for upcoming elections. “I told the residents recently, that tomorrow they should dress properly, decently in line with our culture to show respect,” Prince Mashila of Maphalaleni, a chiefdom about 20 kilometres from Mbabane. “That’s all I asked for - just respect for the chief’s residence,” he told AFP.
Another chief has also banned short skirts at his homestead in the tiny kingdom. But the governor at the residence of King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, struck a more conciliatory tone.