Swaziland is now Kingdom of eSwatini

The Independent news announced that from April 28, 2018, the small landlock country of Swaziland, will be known as the Kingdom of eSwatini. King Mswati announced the change at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the 50^th anniversary of Swazi independence.

Africa’s last absolute monarch was also celebrating the King's 50th birthday, and said the country was regaining the original name it had before being colonized by the British adding that whenever he goes abroad, people refer to Swaziland as Switzerland and therefore he wants to clear that confusion.

Before making this announcement, the king has been recently referring to the nation as ‘kingdom of eSwatini’ during international conferences like the UN General Assembly last year. Swaziland gained independence from Britain in 1968 and is a member of the Commonwealth.

Africa’s last absolute monarch was also celebrating the King's 50th birthday, and said the country was regaining the original name it had before being colonized by the British adding that whenever he goes abroad, people refer to Swaziland as Switzerland and therefore he wants to clear that confusion.

Before making this announcement, the king has been recently referring to the nation as ‘kingdom of eSwatini’ during international conferences like the UN General Assembly last year. Swaziland gained independence from Britain in 1968 and is a member of the Commonwealth.

All former listing's as TWR Swaziland, are now listed a eSwatini, TWR Africa in the summer edition of International Shortwave Broadcast Guide 2018.

TWR Africa Winter Schedules

Transmitters via Rwanda, Swaziland and United Arab Emirates (TWR Asia)

TWR Africa - B13 Winter Schedule

Effective: 27 October 2013 - 29 March 2014

All times UTC

UTC  DAY     LANGUAGE    FREQ  PWR  ANT  AZI  Target Zone
          MTWTFSS
0255-0325 12345   Ndebele     3200   50    8    3  Zimbabwe
0255-0310      6  Ndebele     3200   50    8    3  Zimbabwe
0255-0325       7 English     3200   50    8    3  Zimbabwe
0255-0325 1234567 Shona       3240   50    6    3  Zimbabwe
0325-0340 1234567 Ndau        3240   50    6    3  Zimbabwe
0325-0340 1234567 Ndau        3240   50    6    3  Zimbabwe
0330-0345   34    Sidamo      9530  100    2   12  Ethiopia
0330-0345 1   5 7 Amharic     9530  100    2   12  Ethiopia
0330-0345  2      Oromo       9530  100    2   12  Ethiopia
0342-0358 1234567 Lomwe       4775   50    8    3  Mozambique
0400-0430 12345   German      3200   50    9  233  South Africa
0400-0500      67 German      3200   50    9  233  South Africa
0400-0430 12345   German      4775   50    4  233  South Africa
0400-0500      67 German      4775   50    4  233  South Africa
0400-0445      67 Chewa       5995  100   11    5  Malawi
0430-0500 12345   English     3200   50    9  233  South Africa
0501-0800      67 English     4775   50    4  233  Southern Africa
0502-0800 1234567 English     6120   50    4  233  Southern Africa
0500-0800 1234567 English     9500  100   11    5  Central Africa

1400-1415 1234567 Urdu       15360  100  103   43  Pakistan
1425-1455 1234567 Portuguese  7315   50   11    5  Mozambique
1455-1510 1234567 Makua       7315   50   11    5  N Mozambique
1510-1555 1234567 Lomwe       7315   50   11    5  N Mozambique
1455-1525 12345   Malagasy    9585  100    3   64  Madagascar
1440-1525      67 French      9585  100    3   64  Madagascar
1425-1455 1234567 English     6025  100    6    3  Zimbabwe
1455-1525 1234567 Shona       6025  100    6    3  Zimbabwe
1525-1555 12345   Ndebele     6025  100    6    3  Zimbabwe
1525-1555      67 English     6025  100    6    3  Zimbabwe
1555-1625 1234567 Shona       6025  100    6    3  Zimbabwe
1557-1627 12345   Kir        15105  100   13    0  Rwanda
1630-1700 1234567 Zulu        1170   50   MW   ND  Swaziland
1700-2105 1234567 English     1170   50   MW   ND  Southern Africa
1545-1615       7 Shangaan    4760   50    6    3  S Mozambique
1600-1630 12345   Tshwa       4760   50    6    3  S Mozambique
1600-1630      6  Shangaan    4760   50    6    3  S Mozambique
1615-1645       7 Tshwa       4760   50    6    3  S Mozambique
1630-1645 1  4    Portuguese  4760   50    6    3  S Mozambique
1630-1645  23 56  Shangaan    4760   50    6    3  S Mozambique
1645-1759 1234567 Ndau        4760   50    6    3  S Mozambique
1557-1627 12345   KiRundi    15105  100  10B   13  Burundi
1630-1645 12      Amharic    11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1630-1700   34    Oromo      11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1645-1700 12    7 Oromo      11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1630-1645     56  Kambaata   11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1645-1700     56  Hadiya     11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1700-1730 123456  Amharic    11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1700-1715       7 Amharic    11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1715-1745       7 Oromo      11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1730-1800 12345   Oromo      11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1730-1800      6  Amharic    11725  100  10B   13  Ethiopia
1800-1900 1234567 English     9500  100  10B   13  East Africa /Jub
1700-1745 1234567 Swahili     9475  100   11    5  East Africa
1745-1815      67 Swahili     9475  100   11    5  East Africa
1700-2000 12345.. English     3200   50    9  233  South Africa
1700-2045      67 English     3200   50    9  233  South Africa
1750-1820 12345   Umbunbu     6130  100    1  312  Angola
1820-1835 1234567 Chokwe      6130  100    1  312  Angola
1835-1850 1234567 Umbundu     6130  100    1  312  Angola
1850-1905 1       Luvale      6130  100    1  312  Angola
1850-1905  2345 7 KiKongo     6130  100    1  312  Angola
1850-1905      6  Portuguese  6130  100    1  312  Angola
1905-1920 12      Portuguese  6130  100    1  312  Angola
1905-1920   3     Luchazi     6130  100    1  312  Angola
1905-1920    4    Luvale      6130  100    1  312  Angola
1905-1920     5   Fiote       6130  100    1  312  Angola
1905-1920      6  Lunyaneka   6130  100    1  312  Angola
1905-1920       7 Kuanyama    6130  100    1  312  Angola
1920-1950 1234567 Portuguese  6130  100    1  312  Angola
1950-2005 1234567 Kimbundu    6130  100    1  312  Angola
1905-1935 1234567 Lingala     9940  100  101  343  D R Congo
1935-1950 1234567 French      9940  100  101  343  D R Congo
1950-2020      6  French      9940  100  101  343  D R Congo

B-13 season
 3200 0255-0325 53,57 MAN  50   3  0 101 1234567 NEL/ENG SWZ TWR
 3240 0255-0340 53    MAN  50   3  0 101 1234567 SHD/NDC SWZ TWR
 9530 0330-0345 48    MAN 100  12  0 213 123456. Sid/AMH SWZ TWR GAZ
 3200 0330-0430 57    MAN  50 233  0 100 1234567 GER/ENG SWZ TWR
 4775 0342-0358 53SW  MAN  50   3  0 101 1234567 NGL     SWZ TWR
 5995 0400-0445 53W   MAN 100   5  0 142 1.....7 NYJ     SWZ TWR
 4775 0400-0800 57    MAN  50 233  0 101 1234567 GER/ENG SWZ TWR
 3200 0430-0500 57    MAN  25 233  0 100 1.....7 GER     SWZ TWR
 9500 0500-0800 53W   MAN 100   5  0 142 1234567 ENG     SWZ TWR
 6120 0501-0800 57    MAN  50 233  0 100 1234567 ENG     SWZ TWR
15360 1400-1415 40SE41MAN 100  43 30 218 1234567 URD     SWZ TWR
 7315 1425-1555 53W   MAN 100   5  0 142 1234567 POR/Mak SWZ TWR NGL
 6025 1425-1625 53SW  MAN 100   3  0 101 1234567 ENG/SHD SWZ TWR NEL
 9585 1455-1525 53SE  MAN 100  64  0 101 1234567 MAL/FRA SWZ TWR
15105 1557-1627 53W   MAN 100  13  0 218 .23456. Kir SWZ TWR
 4760 1600-1659 53W   MAN  50   3  0 101 1234567 TSC/TSO SWZ TWR POR/NDC
11725 1630-1800 48    MAN 100  13  0 218 1234567 AMH/GAZ SWZ TWR Kam/Dim
 9475 1700-1815 48S53NMAN 100   5  0 142 1234567 SWA SWZ TWR
 7300 1705-1735 53W   MAN 100   3  0 101 1234567 Yaw SWZ TWR
 3200 1745-2046 57    MAN  50 233  0 100 1234567 ENG SWZ TWR
 6130 1750-2005 52    MAN 100 312  0 142 1234567 Umb/CJK SWZ TWR MNF/KON
 9500 1800-1900 48    MAN 100  13  0 218 1234567 ENG/Jub SWZ TWR
 9940 1905-2005 47S,52MAN 100 343-30 218 1234567 LIN/FRA SWZ TWR

Explanation:
DAY   is the day of the broadcast 1 is Monday etc. & 7 is Sunday
FREQ  is the frequency in kilohertz
MB    is the metreband
PWR   is the power of the transmitter in kilowatts
AZI   is the direction of the antenna

Local times are:
Kenya       UTC+3   Ethiopia    UTC+3   Somalia     UTC+3
Tanzania    UTC+3   Sudan       UTC+2   Mozambique  UTC+2
Angola      UTC+1   Zimbabwe    UTC+2   DRC         UTC+1

TIME/UTC   DAY      LANGUAGE   FREQU  Site kW  AZI  Reception
           MTWTFSS                                  Area
0330-0345  1...5.7  Amharic     9530  UAE  250 225  Ethiopia
0330-0345  .2.....  Oromo       9530  UAE  250 225  Ethiopia
0330-0345  ..34...  Sidamo      9530  UAE  250 225  Ethiopia

1300-1315  ...4567  Afar       13660  KIG  250  30  Ethiopia

1630-1657  123456.  Somali     11635  UAE  250 225  Kenya/Somali
1630-1645  ......7  Somali     11635  UAE  250 225  Kenya/Somali

1800-1830  ......7  Kunama      5965  UAE  250 225  Eritrea
1800-1830  .....6.  Tigre       5965  UAE  250 225  Eritrea
1800-1815  1234...  Tigrinya    5965  UAE  250 225  Eritrea
1815-1845  12345..  Tigrinya    5965  UAE  250 225  Eritrea

1830-1845  ......7  Amharic     5965  UAE  250 225  Ethiopia

Explanation:
DAY   is the day of the broadcast 1 is Sunday etc. & 7 is Saturday
FREQU is the frequency in kilohertz
PWR   is the power of the transmitter in kilowatts
AZI   is the direction of the antenna

Local times are:
Kenya   UTC+3   Ethiopia    UTC+3   Eritrea     UTC+3
Chad    UTC+1   Somalia     UTC+3   Tanzania    UTC+3
Nigeria UTC+1   Sudan       UTC+2   Ghana       UTC+0
Liberia UTC+0   Cameroon    UTC+1
(TWR / HFCC registration, transformed by wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews,
A-13 summer schedule updated by hfcc B-13 entries. Nov 3)
(WWDXC/Top Nx 1137)