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Mandela warns of Swazi chaos

Friday 14 February 1997 00:02 GMT
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Harare - South African President Nelson Mandela said the situation in Swaziland, where strikers are trying to bring down an absolute monarchy, was "explosive".

A national strike began 10 days ago in the small southern African state, where trade unions have crippled the country's vital sugar and timber export industries.

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