Act in place, Cancer Unit can now operate
MBABANE – The enactment of the Nuclear Radiation and Safety Act of 2025 has paved the way for the operationalisation of the Manzini...
Prime minister praises Inyatsi for E1bn taxes
MBABANE – In a tone that blended admiration with challenge, Prime Minister Russell Dlamini threw a rhetorical question that echoed through the hall:...
January blues fuel growing online gambling culture
MBABANE – Recent observations in public spaces point to a growing culture of online gambling as a coping mechanism for the January financial...
Schools rain damage: Contractors given 1 week to renovate
MBABANE – Torrential rains that have lashed several parts of the country in recent weeks have forced the Ministry of Education and Training...
Eswatini loses FMD merit status in EU markets
MBABANE – Eswatini has officially lost its long-standing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) merit status with European markets.This is due to the country’s proposed nationwide...
Tragedy should be turning point
Recent headlines out of Vusweni in northern Hhohho, where a grieving family was forced to carry the body of a 10-year-old boy through...
Eswatini on alert as Nestlé formula recall widens
MBABANE – EmaSwati parents can breathe a temporary sigh of relief following confirmation by the Ministry of Health that Eswatini is not currently...
Parents cry foul over withholding of pupils’ symbols
MBABANE – The Ministry of Education and Training has been asked to intervene following complaints from parents who allege that some head teachers...
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KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
I don’t have money to compensate them – Polycarp
MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...
Each MP set for E1m handshake
MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...
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As global attention fixates on the growing tension between the United States, Russia and China -and the renewed strategic interest in places like...
ByKhulile Thwala19 January 2026