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King Mswati III, ruler of Africa's only absolute monarchy, retained tight control over the media in this tiny southern African nation in 2003. In April, newly appointed Information Minister Abednego Ntshangase announced a censorship policy for state media, saying that "the national television and radio stations are not going to cover anything that has a…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260