A Meme from SwaziLeaks Facebook profile. The Kingdom of Swaziland has a total population of just 1.2 million people, 60% of whom live on just a dollar a day.
In the small southern African nation of Swaziland, a group of activists inspired by WikiLeaks is exposing the excesses of Swaziland's opulent royal family, AFP reports.
Many members of the royal family are active on Twitter, Instagram, and other social networks - and they're not shy about flaunting their wealth.
While 60% of the country lives on less than $1 a day, the royal family enjoys frequent extravagant holidays, underwater birthday parties in Dubai, opulent renovations, and gold-leaf everything.
Members of SwaziLeaks told AFP they were driven by the desire for accountability, and to shatter the respect that many have for their royals.
Taking inspiration from the WikiLeaks cable leak - which exposed a quarter million U.S. diplomatic cables - SwaziLeaks said "[the cables] showed some of the alliances the ruling elite had with Gaddafi and other dictators, which allowed some Swazis to see inside the ivory tower that is the monarchy."
SwaziLeaks said, "Royalty and their friends live off us, the people, like parasites will spread and be supported by evidence and not rumor. In this we hope that people will start demanding what is due to them."
The group, which started their Twitter account in 2013, is followed by many Swazi journalists, politicians, and even some royals.
The SwaziLeaks team says they have contacts with members of staff in the Royal household, and it also appears they closely moniter the family on social media.
Scroll down to check out some SwaziLeaks' work:
#MswatiIII spends millions on handcrafted #Italian interiors for his palaces instead building hospitals #Swaziland pic.twitter.com/5MHe37c4Sn
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) April 20, 2014
His majesty, wives, children, & enormous entourage are in #Italy on holiday. They are spending our money #Swaziland pic.twitter.com/4WzrzaMejQ
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) April 7, 2014
In 3 weeks a "princess" spent over E20,000 on these 3 items. The average Swazi's income for 2yrs 10months #Swaziland pic.twitter.com/9laoUg76AB
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) January 28, 2014
The king's servants are exclusively teenage boys (innocent & less likely to kill him) Some even carry guns #Swaziland pic.twitter.com/6sk9hI0z87
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) July 30, 2014
Our taxes pay for the king's children to party in Los Angeles in the USA, will we struggle to eat here in #Swaziland. pic.twitter.com/dPxKiZUuRP
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) June 5, 2014
Royals at the Windsor suite in Heathrow airport #UK. It costs E32,000 every time you wait for your flight #Swaziland. pic.twitter.com/uYH5ZHLMW0
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) May 15, 2014
#Mswati's kids were in #LA @UniStudios, 3rd holiday in 6 months. This is how they spend 1bn Rand per yr #Swaziland pic.twitter.com/dYvN7ko0wW
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) December 9, 2013
King #Mswati III has over 20 children. Do they all get birthday parties in #Dubai? #Swaziland notice diver top right pic.twitter.com/F3rRg8xWSq
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) October 3, 2013
The children of #Swaziland's leaders mock the poor in our country while enjoying democracy in #SouthAfrica. pic.twitter.com/1qZ2oR4op9
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) June 18, 2014
#Swaziland Swazis don't have enough to eat but our monarchy are comfortable in @British_Airways 1st class pic.twitter.com/KKaWMBNWgT
- Swazi Leaks (@SwaziLeaks) November 20, 2013