Swaziland has given up a global search for a hangman...

Swaziland has given up a global search for a hangman and is thinking of switching to lethal injection for its death row inmates to end a 19-year hiatus in executions, the justice minister said.
The ministry has advertised worldwide for a hangman since 1998, but claims not to have found a suitable candidate.
"Injections do not need to be administered by a specialist but only by a qualified medical practitioner, and we will probably be introducing the system this year," Justice Minister Maweni Simelane told Reuters.
There are nine inmates on death row at Matsapha Maximum Security Prison, 20 km (12 miles) east of the Swazi capital Mbabane. The last execution was in 1983.
Simelane would not comment on whether a Swazi doctor or nurse would administer lethal injections to death row inmates.
Four other inmates found guilty of the capital crime of murder and who had been on death row since the early 1980s had their sentences reduced to life imprisonment by King Mswati on November 13, 2001.
A Constitutional Review Commission in 2001 said a majority of Swazis favour the death penalty and had asked for it to be included in a new constitution. Human rights groups have expressed doubts about the validity of the submissions.
The Human Rights Association of Swaziland, which opposes capital punishment, told Reuters the Swazi government was reluctant to use the death penalty because of the attention it would focus on the kingdom's human rights record.
Political parties have been banned in Swaziland, a tiny, landlocked kingdom ruled by King Mswati III, since 1973, and moves have been made to curb press freedom.