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Inside government’s E10-a-litre fuel racket

MBABANE – Government fuel was allegedly siphoned from machinery and sold to businesspeople for as little as E10 a litre, exposing a costly...

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4°C temperatures expected as extremely cold front hits Eswatini

MBABANE – Temperatures are expected to plunge to 4°C today in the capital city as a severe cold front brings freezing rain, strong...

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Live from the corporate asylum

I was half-naked, late for work and hopping around my bedroom looking for my shoe when Tebusika began diagnosing the entire workforce in...

Eswatini and 15 regional partners are moving to simplify border procedures and cut trade costs for small-scale traders. The move is being driven through the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Simplified Trade Regime (STR), which seeks to make cross-border commerce easier and more inclusive.(Courtesy: SADC)
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SADC moves to make border trade easier

MBABANE – Eswatini and 15 regional partners are moving to simplify border procedures and cut trade costs for small-scale traders. The move is...

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Smoke, mirrors and tobacco syndicate

Let me get this straight. We are living in a country where the Ministry of Health is gearing up to go to war...

National Commissioner of Police Vusi Manoma Masango. (File pic)
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Illegal gambling: We fear no one – NATCOM

MBABANE – National Commissioner of Police Vusi Manoma Masango says no one, regardless of political influence or office, will be spared if implicated...

Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service, Mthunzi Shabangu. (File pic)
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Govt targets 2 000 fewer civil servants

MBABANE – Government is planning to reduce the civil service by about 2 000 employees through redeployment, natural attrition and a possible voluntary...

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Mining sector attracts fresh investment

MBABANE – Government issued new coal, gold and quarry licences during the first quarter as investment in Eswatini’s mining sector continued to gain...

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Faith is free, fees are not!

I grew up in church. Not the kind where your mother threatened to pray the stubbornness out of you, but the kind where Sunday...

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Mountain homes face demolition

MBABANE – EmaSwati who were allocated land on hills and mountainous areas could soon see their homes demolished as the Land Management Board...

Bhunu Mall incident: Project manager not qualified engineer

MANZINI – The ongoing construction of the Bhunu Mall has brought to the fore critical questions surrounding statutory compliance. At the centre of...

‘MaMkhize’ brings back black, white kit

(At Prince of Wales Sports Ground) MBABANE – It was indeed a homecoming party. This came after Mbabane Highlanders President Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize...

Sebakhona Clare Matisa finds new life purpose

Entering the public eye comes with a unique set of expectations. For University of Eswatini student Sebakhona Clare Matisa, national recognition arrived when...

Home Affairs Corruption: Cleaners fired for selling marriage certificates

MBABANE – Two Ministry of Home Affairs cleaners have been dismissed from the public service after admitting to soliciting money from the public....