E6.13bn: Almost size of Eswatini’s entire capital budget
MBABANE – The E6.13 billion paid to foreign construction companies in 2025/26 was equivalent to about 79 per cent of the entire amount...
Cameroonian delegate dies after collapsing at EUMETSAT forum
MATSAPHA – A Cameroonian delegate died after collapsing while attending a meteorological forum in Matsapha on Wednesday. Government confirmed the death of the...
Three US-linked third-country nationals leave Eswatini voluntarily
MBABANE – Three Third Country Nationals sent to Eswatini under a bilateral arrangement with the United States have voluntarily returned home. Government confirmed...
Eswatini, Lesotho seek stronger trade and education ties
MBABANE – Eswatini and Lesotho are seeking to revive education cooperation and expand trade as the two neighbouring kingdoms move to strengthen bilateral...
Vuli Kunene takes up Eswatini’s Taiwan ambassadorial post
MBABANE – Ambassador Vulindlela Kunene has formally begun his tenure as Eswatini’s ambassador to Taiwan, highlighting cooperation in health, education, skills and investment....
Foreign firms take 55% of Eswatini construction value
MBABANE – Foreign contractors took 55 per cent of Eswatini’s registered construction project value in 2025/26, with the CIC warning this could weaken...
Suspect arrested over abandoned Honda Fit
MBABANE – A 58-year-old Shewula man has been arrested in connection with a stock theft case involving a Honda Fit abandoned with a...
Paid for overseas jobs, now they want refunds
MBABANE – A number of people are demanding refunds after jobs they were promised in different countries around the world, including Luxembourg, through...
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MANZINI – Two socialites and a banker have been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud involving more than E396 000. The accused...
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MANZINI – Thirty-four police officers have graduated with diplomas in Police Science as the police service seeks to strengthen its response to emerging...
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MBABANE – Mbabane Highlanders AM president Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize is back home after a business trip to China, declaring that her presence is...
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MANZINI – Founder and senior pastor of God Cares Christian Fellowship, Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve, has confirmed the end of his marriage to Nolwazi...
Eswatini repatriates 11 third-country nationals
MBABANE – Eswatini has repatriated 11 third-country nationals since July 2025 under an arrangement with the United States Government. The latest to return...
E6 billion went to work; elsewhere!
There is a particular kind of hope that comes with seeing a road being built. You hear the trucks before you see them....
ByStanley Khumalo6 October 2026