MD reveals EswatiniBank’s transformation agenda
MBABANE – EswatiniBank Managing Director Nozizwe Mulela says the bank has embarked on an ambitious transformation programme aimed at strengthening the institution, modernising...
REPS owes government over E100m after court losses
MBABANE – The Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) is grappling with a debt of more than E100 million owed to government, largely arising...
Officers bribed to process suppliers’ payments-MP
LOBAMBA-Allegations that some officers from the Treasury Department demand bribes from suppliers in exchange for faster payments surfaced before the Public Accounts Committee...
Some MPs question proposed E50 daily tax penalty, call for E25 cap
LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have questioned the proposed E50-per-day penalty for tax non-compliance, arguing that it could place an unfair...
Compulsory DNA testing could trigger divorces, MPs warn
LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have warned that making DNA testing compulsory before the issuance of birth certificates could lead to...
Compulsory DNA testing expensive, unSwati – MPs
LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) and Cabinet ministers have listed legal, financial, cultural and ethical concerns among the reasons they feel...
PAC branded ineffective, likened to a scarecrow
LOBAMBA – Despite tabling voluminous reports every financial year, the PAC came under fire yesterday, with MPs arguing that it has failed to...
Minister raises serious concerns about local participation
MBABANE – Prince Lonkhokhela, the Minister for Natural Resources and Energy, raised serious concerns about local participation in the Strategic Oil Reserve Facility...
PM calls for 30% local participation
PHUZUMOYA – Prime Minister (PM) Russell Mmiso Dlamini has reiterated the need to ensure that the construction of the Strategic Oil Reserve Facility...
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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...
Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue
MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...
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...
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...
