Talk:Mswati III

message: Who is his current heir? Is it his older son or one of his other children? Morhange 01:13, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He rules in conjunction with his mother. I think the same will happen again - so the question is which of his wives will be the new 'She-Elephant'. Any other information appreciated. Wizzy…☎ 09:05, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heir 

message: It should explain in the article what this means as it might not be clear to the uninitiated.  --Daniel C. Boyer 20:09, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Ritual wife

message: This section needs a major clean up as it is definitely not NPOV and does not cite any sources. It's use of weasel words and vagueness are also very non-encyclopaedic. Satur9 08:17, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My criticism is he doesn't even look like a king. Needs a crown at the very least! And a beard and some fancy robes, preferably red or purple. 86.159.19.171 (talk) 22:04, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticism of the Criticism section

message: Anon 70.173.207.234 has moved 
* Son: HRH Prince Dennis Njeru Mucheke (AKA Charles) born June 1st 1984. He is currently pursuing aviation studies in Florida, U.S.A
from this page to Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. Anyone have better information ? Wizzy…☎ 08:01, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Children

message: Does anyone know what this actually means or have anything to back this up? Every single Google result (and there are only about 8) for this word returns to this page. 92.15.17.6 (talk) 09:51, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Akukhanyanwe

message: The controversies section of this article is terribly overtagged. If editors have issues with its verifiability, it is fine to just discuss it on the talk page without leaving behind salad of "verification and citation needed" tags. Either that, or, if the information is unsourced, it is fine to remove it entirely. But having so many tags just makes the encyclopedia look terribly unprofessional. Colipon+(Talk) 16:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversies 

message: The king may have "the power to choose the prime minister, other top government posts and top traditional post".  That does not make him "absolute", any more than having equivalent powers make the US president "absolute".203.184.41.226 (talk) 04:15, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Independent sources call him an absolute monarch. For instance:  bobrayner (talk) 14:40, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not absolute monarch 

message: Is anything known about his religious convictions or attendance (or lack thereof)? Gerard von Hebel (talk) 10:49, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: He seems to be an active christian, with hints at the divine right of kings:  bobrayner (talk) 15:06, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I wondered about that since he seems to have more than one wife. Which is frowned upon in most Christian denominations I've heard of... Gerard von Hebel (talk) 19:27, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Most, but not all, and the cultural background is very much one where the chief takes multiple wives. And very few people lead a life wholly compatible with a lengthy religious text; there's always some niggling obstacle like "always tell the truth" or "don't wear mixed fabrics".  bobrayner (talk) 23:04, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Haha, mixed fabrics! Wasn't that Mosaic law? Most Christians seem to think they are absolved from that. Like not eating shellfish and circumcision... It seems that HM the King is interpreting Christian orthodoxy in tune with the particular cultural background of his nation. And that the orthodoxy itself doesn't worry him too much, as you say. That is... how shall I put it into words? Well.... special! Gerard von Hebel (talk) 00:11, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: He is a Christian, though what particular denomination? Nobody knows.Ernio48 (talk) 00:41, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: I am considering removing the reed dance section which already has its own article. I am not sure how it is relevant in the biography.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ludvonga (talk • contribs) 22:42, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reed Dance 

message: In the info-box it says that the king now has 14 wives. In the article it says 15. Does anybody know, and have a source on, the correct nr? Idunius (talk) 17:54, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of wives? 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Please change king of Swaziland to King of eSwatini in the introduction and template due to countries change of name.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/20/africa/swaziland-eswatini-africa-monarchy-intl/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43821512 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.9.67.46 (talk) 17:33, 20 April 2018
:See WP:COMMONNAME, WP:RECENTISM and WP:OFFICIAL. We will change Swaziland to eSwatini everywhere once it is established as the new common name. SURJECTION ·talk·contr·log· 17:39, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Swaziland -> eSwatini