After the pardon, what happens next?
When the King of Eswatini recently granted a royal pardon to a number of inmates, many families celebrated with tears of relief. For...
Girlhood we never had
There is a kind of girlhood that many women never got to live. It’s the one filled with play, care-free laughter and the...
Home becomes first place of betrayal
News broke recently of a 17-year-old boy in Eswatini who was arrested and charged under the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act...
Silent crisis of teenage pregnancy
In many corners of Eswatini, the school bell and the cry of an infant ring in painful competition. A girl’s dreams of education...
When girls dream in STEM
Before a girl ever picks up a Science textbook, she’s already been taught a lesson about possibility. It happens quietly, long before she...
The politics of hair
Hair: It grows, it falls, we braid it, cut it, dye it and cover it. Yet somehow, hair has always been more than...
Inheritance of confidence
When we speak of inheritance, we often think of property, jewellery or family recipes passed down through generations. Though, there is another inheritance,...
Childhood games shaped gender norms
If you really want to understand how gender roles are taught, don’t start in the boardroom or in Parliament, start at the playground.That...
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ByNomsa Mbuli14 November 2025