The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has fired a senior official following investigations into the illegal tapping of staff phones.

Swazi unions plan to strike over impending salary cuts and government’s resistance to democratic reforms.

Swazi police fired tear gas to disperse activists who held anti-government protests for a second day on Wednesday, despite a call to stop the action.

Swazi police fired tear gas and water cannons, beat protesters with batons and made scores of arrests on Tuesday to stop a banned pro-democracy march.