JOHANNESBURG:  In a statement, the government said that The prime minister of Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, died in a South African hospital on Sunday. However, the cause of death is not announced by the government. 

52-year-old Ambrose Dlamini had been hospitalised in neighbouring South Africa in early December, two weeks after testing positive for Covid-19. The government said Dlamini died "while under medical care in a hospital in South Africa", without giving more details. "Government in collaboration with the family will keep the nation informed of subsequent arrangements," Deputy Prime Minister Themba Masuku said in the statement.

Dlamini had been prime minister of Eswatini since October 2018. The country is one of the last absolute monarchies in the world. Dlamini was a political novice when he was appointed prime minister by King Mswati III. The head of the government's role is limited in Eswatini, where the king names all ministers and controls parliament.

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