Rejected ex-convicts driving prison escapes, HMCS reveals
MANZINI – A worrying trend emerging from correctional facilities suggests that some inmates are not breaking out of prison in pursuit of freedom,...
Murder-accused pastor: I killed women inside church
MANZINI – The pastor accused of raping and murdering four women revealed that he killed them inside the church where he preached before...
SACU agrees to establish E5 billion development fund
MANZINI – Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Heads of State and Government have agreed to establish an E5 billion Regional Development Fund aimed...
Bus rank relocation cripples second-hand traders
MANZINI – Second-hand clothing traders (dobha phasi) say Manzini’s ongoing bus rank reorganisation is pushing their businesses to the brink, with many now...
King departs for 9th SACU summit in Cape Town
MANZINI – His Majesty King Mswati III today left the country for the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit taking place in Cape...
Malkerns charts course towards becoming Eswatini’s model town
MALKERNS – Malkerns Town Council Mayor Bongani Mabuza has unveiled an ambitious vision to transform Malkerns into a model town for Eswatini, built...
Eswatini rehab model gets global praise
MANZINI – His Majesty King Mswati III has praised Eswatini’s correctional rehabilitation programme for attaining high standards that have attracted international recognition.Ingwenyama said...
Official: Substance abuse fuels GBV
SIDVOKODVO – Substance abuse, particularly alcohol and dagga use, is a major driver of gender-based violence (GBV), a government official has warned.Gender-Based Violence...
GBV claims 22 lives in 3 months
MANZINI – Gender-based violence claimed 22 lives across Eswatini in the first three months of 2026, including seven children. Police warned that the...
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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...
