Swazi King Mswati III has purchased 10 new BMWs for the royal household -- two months after buying a super-expensive sedan for himself while his subjects continue living in abject poverty.

Africa's last absolute monarch spent some five million emalangeni (635,000 euros, 820,000 dollars) on at least 10 brand-new five series BMWs for his wives, the Mbabane-based Times Sunday reported.

"It is true that new cars have been purchased for emakhosikati (queens) to his majesty... This is basically an upgrade of the ones they have been using," the chief executive officer of the king's office, Roy Fanourakis, told the newspaper.

This comes after it emerged last December that Mswati had bought himself a 500,000-dollar (390,000 euros) Daimler Chrysler flagship Maybach 62 as his debt-ridden country continues battling AIDS and crippling poverty.

The car features a television receiver, dvd player, 21-speaker surround sound system, refrigerator, cordless telephone, heated steering wheel, interior pollen and dust filter, golf bag and sterling silver champagne flutes.

The 36-year-old King Mswati is no stranger to controversy and frequently hits the headlines with stories of the lavish lifestyles he, his 11 wives' and two teenage fiancees lead.

On his birthday in April last year, he bought 10 BMW seven series vehicles for himself and some of his wives. This year he is expected to spend some six million emalangeni (760,000 euros, 980,000 dollars) on his birthday party on April 25.

He is also building 10 new palaces for his wives at a cost of 100 million emalangeni.

Swaziland's government owes its suppliers more than 150 million emalangeni which dates back to 2002 and the country's budget deficit stands at 800 million emalangeni.

Swaziland, a small country wedged between South African and Mozambique with a population of one million, has the highest AIDS rate in the world at 38.8 percent and about a third of the impoverished nation relies on food aid for survival.


Extract taken from Yahoo.com . Thanks for the extract.. well, after reading, what's your thought? My thought is: Bloody Bastard using all the resources from his people.. while they starve and died.. Someone should really shoot him, tie his head up, slice it open, take out all his organs, put his heart on a pike, dig out his eyes and tongue.. all while he's alive.. and of course, cut off his dick and balls.. hmm, ya, for his wives and kids, the same treatment for them;) (oh yeah, electrocuted his dick too;) ) that will be fun hearing his screams hee.. arent i sick?;)
Inhuman shit.. may he rot in hell..