A plethora of pap! Friday was the opening of Parliament (which is right next door to the museum). Many Swazis attended in traditional dress (because the King and Queen Mother were in attendance, much like the Queen of England oversees the opening of Parliament in London with a speech). Though I saw a bit of the goings-on inside on TV, I was more interested in the number of cooking pots of pap, which everyone would eat after the assembly.

Swaziland is said to be in trouble, now that the economic global crisis has filtered down to this small country. The government depends on monies from South Africa given through a special tax. Because South Africa is not getting enough money from this visitor's tax, Swaziland's government has had to slash many departments.