Mbabane - Post Report Question and Answers

What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?

Relaxed to work-casual. Formal dress may be required for local ceremonies or official work engagements. - Aug 2023


People dress professionally for work. The only thing you need to dress in formal attire for is the Marine Ball. - Oct 2019


Front office people wears suits and ties, but mostly everyone else is business casual. - Mar 2015


Business casual. Swazis dress as well as they can, so even the poor are pretty well dressed. The younger generation follows the current fashion trends. - Feb 2011


It is pretty conservative. Men wear suits and ties, women often wear skirts. A woman is not allowed to wear pants in the presence of the king. - Mar 2008


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