 Under this convention, the Swazi territory was reduced in size, leaving Swazi people as residents of the Transvaal territory in present-day Mpumalanga province in South Africa.The London Convention of 1884's article XII continued to recognise Swaziland as an independent country with Mbandzeni as its King.However, in the years between 1885 and 1889, as more concessions were granted, the population of
Europeans in Swaziland increased.