Schools urged to admit all pupils who passed
MBABANE – As festivities are over and the opening of schools draws closer, the Ministry of Education and Training has called on head...
CBE exam results: Pass rate up, 4 100 to repeat
MBABANE – Grade VII examination results have recorded an upturn, with a national pass rate of 87.30 per cent; however, 4 100 pupils...
Educators: New CBE exam results a wait-and-see
MBABANE – Educators have expressed uncertainty over the expected outcome of the first-ever Competency-Based Education (CBE) Grade VII examination results.They further expressed eagerness...
When schools close, hunger sets in
MBABANE – As schools across Eswatini close for the year, marking the start of the long December holidays, thousands of vulnerable children are...
MPs demand freeze on gambling licences
MBABANE – MPs have called for an immediate halt to the issuing of operating licences to gambling companies until the long-awaited Gaming Control...
4 rules on unsuccessful Grade VII pupils
MBABANE – The Ministry of Education and Training has introduced four new CBE measures to make sure no Grade VII learner is left...
The land question we can no longer avoid
The land question in Eswatini is not an abstract historical footnote, it is the living seam that runs through nearly every major social...
Commemoration of human rights day: Land disputes dominate complaints at 46%
MBABANE - Land disputes remain the country’s most pressing human rights issue, accounting for nearly half of all grievances lodged with the Eswatini...
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MBABANE - The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is facing lawsuit of more than E6 million following an electrocution incident that allegedly claimed the...
Labour minister calls for healthy wages
MBABANE – The Minister for Labour and Social Security, Phila Buthelezi, has called upon Wages Councils to negotiate for fair wages. The minister...
DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget
MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...
When culture meets correction
In a nation where tradition and justice are both deeply rooted, the recent decision by His Majesty’s Correctional Services (HMCS) to allow selected...
ByKhulile Thwala29 December 2025