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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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Socialites, banker arrested in E396 000 fraud case

MANZINI – Two socialites and a banker have been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud involving more than E396 000. The accused...

34 cops graduate in police science

MANZINI – Thirty-four police officers have graduated with diplomas in Police Science as the police service seeks to strengthen its response to emerging...

MaMkhize back for ‘Bull’ after China trip

MBABANE – Mbabane Highlanders AM president Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize is back home after a business trip to China, declaring that her presence is...

Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve confirms separation from wife

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...