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| Mbabane Quick Facts |
Area - 17,363 sq km.
Kingdom of Swaziland Ruler - King MswatiIII
Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
Capital - Mbabane.
Ethnicity/Race - African 97%, European 3%.
Population - 1,173,900.
Languages - English, siSwati (both official).
Religion - Zionist, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish.
Literacy Rate - 82%. |
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Getting There
AIR: Swaziland’s national airline is Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation (ZC). Comair operates flights to Johannesburg. Swazi Airlink runs a regular link between Manzini to Johannesburg.
Approximate flight times: From Manzini to Johannesburg is one hour; to London is 16 hours (including stopover).
International airports: Manzini (MTS) (Matsapha) is 5km (3 miles) northwest of the city. Airport facilities include banks/bureaux de change, restaurants, car hire (Avis and Hertz) and snack bar. Taxi service to the city centre is available on all arrivals (travel time – 15 minutes).
Departure tax: E20; children under three years or age and direct transit passengers are exempt.
ROAD:
There are good roads from Johannesburg, Durban and northern KwaZulu-Natal as well as tourist buses running from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. On crossing the border you will be required to show your passport and visa (if required). There is also a token road tax of E5 to be paid.
Bus: There is a weekly service from Mbabane and Manzini to Johannesburg (travel time – eight hours), and a twice-weekly connection from Mbabane to Maputo.
RAIL: A train service between Durban and Maputo travels through Swaziland stopping at Mpaka, 35km (22 miles) east of Manzini. Departures from Durban are twice weekly (travel time – 16 hours).
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