We are in the dog (Sisenjeni!)
We need to talk about darkness. Not loadshedding darkness. Not stage-whatever darkness. I mean me. I am Sierra Leone dark. Bernie Mac dark....
Textile sector on brink as costs surge, orders shrink
MATSAPHA – The textile and apparel industry is warning of imminent retrenchments as operating costs spiral beyond sustainability.This sector employs more than 22...
Increased EEC tariffs could trigger job losses
MBABANE – Businesses warn that the approved 13.61 per cent electricity tariff increase will raise production costs and could trigger further retrenchments across...
Private sector-led growth invoiced to death
Let us begin with gratitude. Genuine, respectful gratitude. We must commend government for its unwavering belief in the private sector. In fact, no...
Over E2m stolen in daring overnight EswatiniBank heist
MANZINI – More than E2 million was stolen during the daring overnight robbery at EswatiniBank’s Manzini branch, police have now officially confirmed.Deputy Police...
Innocence is dead
We are no longer a healthy society. We are a crime scene. There is no joke today. No clever phrasing. No satire to...
1st World vision, 3rd world thinking
January 2026 arrives without ceremony but heavy with judgement. A new legislative year opens and with it the uncomfortable truth: Time is the...
Flights affected by rains – Eswatini Air
MBABANE – Beyond the disruption caused to motorists by the torrential rains, the adverse weather has restricted airspace, directly impacting Eswatini Air’s operations.The...
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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...
Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals
MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...
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...
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...
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...
Government wearing sunglasses indoors
Let me start by addressing the obvious. Someone in government is making decisions in a darkness as thick as my complexion. Somewhere in...
BySTANLEY KHUMALO24 February 2026