Illegal gambling syndicate case moves to trial
MBABANE– The Mbabane Magistrate’s Court has set a clear schedule for the trial of approximately 140 foreign nationals linked to a massive illegal...
Police seize 130 bags of mineral-rich soil as zama zamas flee
PIGG’S PEAK – Police recovered about 130 bags of mineral-rich soil after suspected illegal miners fled a raid at Phophonyane.The bags, believed to...
Valentine’s Day stabbing over E1 500
MANJENGENI – Police are hunting a man who allegedly stabbed his 22-year-old girlfriend to death on Valentine’s Day over E1 500 he claimed...
Man (67) arrested after killing lover over rejection
MVEMBILI – The man who allegedly shot his girlfriend point-blank twice was arrested on his way to Manzini, attempting to evading arrest.His arrest...
Illegal mining: Zim, SA men charged, arrested
PIGG’S PEAK – The police operation targeting illegal mining activities in Pigg’s Peak on Wednesday resulted in the arrest of two Zimbabweans and...
Boy hospitalised after eating poisoned fat cake
PIGG’S PEAK – A three-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after eating a fat cake mixed with a pesticide.The incident happened on Saturday...
Funeral halted after family gets wrong body
MAVULA – A family of Mavula halted funeral proceedings at the eleventh hour after a shocking discovery that the funeral parlour had given...
Court fines man for assaulting wife
PIGG’S PEAK — A 35-year-old man who assaulted his wife told the Pigg’s Peak magistrate that he acted out of anger after a...
SACU windfall: Government to focus on stabilising public finances
MBABANE – Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg says government has entered the year with a clear focus on stabilising public finances, driving economic...
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Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance
LOBAMBA – After being implicated in the delivery of medical drugs that were later recalled, prominent pharmaceutical supplier Swazipharm has reaffirmed its commitment...
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...
Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout
MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...
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...
Family sues EEC over E6m for Mpolonjeni child electrocution
MBABANE - The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is facing lawsuit of more than E6 million following an electrocution incident that allegedly claimed the...
