Online Gambling Scam: Fake police, ‘confidentiality’ contracts and three-hour check-ins
How an Eswatini-based syndicate trapped Brazilian victims in a sophisticated fraud MBABANE – Brazilian victims of the international fraud syndicate that was operating...
ESCCOM probe uncovers E17m paid into personal accounts
EZULWINI – An ESCCOM investigation has uncovered an alleged transfer of about E17 million into personal bank accounts. The purported financial irregularities involve...
Gambling syndicate probe links senior politicians, cops, immigration officials
MBABANE – Fresh investigations into the illegal online gambling syndicate have uncovered links between the criminal enterprise and senior politicians, police officers and...
NAMBoard enforces 25% local bean sourcing rule
MBABANE – Importers of sugar beans will soon be required to buy at least 25 per cent of their stock from local farmers...
Prosecution to rely on UN treaty in Chinese fugitive’s extradition
MBABANE – Should the Kingdom of Eswatini proceed with the extradition of the Chinese businessman who is wanted in his home country, the...
New dawn for widows: Quest for ‘reasonable provision’
For over two decades, the promise of the Eswatini Constitution has hung in the air, a beacon of hope for countless families grappling...
Eswatini’s sovereignty is not for sale
The recent revelations of a crime syndicate within the Ministry of Home Affairs are not merely a scandal—they are a clear and present...
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Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala passes on
MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...
Thousands flock to Shiselweni for Umhlanga second leg
MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...
Schools open as scheduled – PS
MBABANE –Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Training, Nanikie Mnisi, has affirmed that schools will reopen as scheduled in accordance with...
Mbuso Simelane accused of attempts to divert E10m public funds
MBABANE – The Eswatini Medical Christian University (EMCU) Council has alleged that the Chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the affairs of...
E50 000 bail for couple in E2.3 million theft case
MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...
We must support commissioner’s clean-up
The recent call by the National Commissioner of Police (NATCOM), Vusi Masango, for public assistance in rooting out ‘rotten potatoes’ within the force...
ByMbongiseni Ndzimandze2 October 2025