PM seeks WFP help to build grain reserves
MBABANE – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has asked the World Food Programme (WFP) to support Eswatini’s plans to establish national grain reserves....
Ending ‘build, forget’ era: Eswatini redefines infrastructure
MBABANE – Eswatini’s construction policy warns that inadequate maintenance is putting public roads and buildings at risk, prompting a rethink of infrastructure beyond...
Bhunu Mall wall collapse: Shop assistant retrieved
MANZINI – Eleven hours is what it took to locate an employee who was trapped at Bhunu Mall. Bhunu Mall is one of...
Construction policy flags corruption in E1.4bn sector
MBABANE – Corruption, weak tender processes and poor oversight are among persistent problems threatening transparency and Construction policy flags corruption in E1.4bn sector...
Unofficial Cabinet minister of the last kombi
If you have never ridden the last kombi of the night, you have not lived. In Eswatini, suffering is basically civic participation. On...
Govt wants OPEC funding to create jobs, boost local businesses
MBABANE – Government wants future borrowing to finance projects that create jobs and business opportunities instead of supporting its budget. Prime Minister Russell...
Govt to enforce 80% local content in construction
MBABANE – Government wants 80 per cent of construction materials used in public projects to be sourced locally to create jobs and keep...
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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Maidens thrilled as His Majesty the King appreciates them
MBANGWENI – Imbali was overjoyed when His Majesty King Mswati III appreciated her during the ongoing annual Umhlanga Ceremony at Mbangweni Royal Residence....
Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala passes on
MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...
Thousands flock to Shiselweni for Umhlanga second leg
MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...
Zama zamas poison Phophonyane lifeline
MBABANE – Illegal miners are allegedly polluting the Phophonyane River, on which thousands of emaSwati depend. The river supplies water mainly to Pigg’s...
E50 000 bail for couple in E2.3 million theft case
MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...
The price of getting to work
There is a peculiar arithmetic to poverty; sometimes, the harder you work, the less money you have left after paying to get to...
ByStanley Khumalo21 August 2026