ABSTRACT
The political origin of the Kingdom of Swaziland goes back to the eighteenth century when migrant Bantu clans settled in the largely mountainous landlocked country. In size, Swaziland is one of the smallest countries in Africa whose economy has remained largely agricultural and a majority of its people, the Swazi, are dependent upon subsistence farming. Like other places Swaziland attracted the covetous eyes of whites that would lead to white immigration into the country. The status of persons of mixed European and African parentage in Swaziland was an unenviable one, being looked down upon by Europeans and Swazi alike. According to Kuper, Swazi parents often opposed unions between their daughters and white men even when cattle were offered. Kuper notes: From the initial period of contact, Swazi men, conscious of what sex demands meant from the dominant group, condemned miscegenation.
