Another price hike to push consumers beyond survival point
MBABANE – As EEC seeks a 20.67 per cent hike to avoid insolvency, debt-ridden households warn that another price increase will push them...
The hearth and the horizon
In the grand tapestry of global governance, Eswatini stands as a unique testament to the endurance of tradition and the resilience of a...
E2.6bn SACU receipts: Payment of suppliers priority
MBABANE – Yesterday, the country received E2.6 billion from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).This money received by the kingdom from SACU comes...
Cabinet approves audit into Railways’ operations
MBABANE – Cabinet, through the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, has authorised the Board of Directors of Eswatini Railways to proceed with...
SA smelter cuts threaten Eswatini coal jobs
MBABANE – As there is less tangible effort to protect local mines, more emaSwati are set to lose their jobs, in the anthracite...
EEC’s E247.2m operational loss amid drought, high import costs
MBABANE – The operational loss of Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) increased by 25.2 per cent to E247.2 million.The operational costs of the utility...
Consultants complete task, security forces’ dvuladvula this month
MBABANE – Uniformed forces are getting their revised salaries this month as the consultants has completed its task.Uniformed forces, who include His Majesty’s...
Businesses struggle despite economic growth
MBABANE – Gross domestic product (GDP) figures mean nothing to the average businessman who is living ‘hand-to-mouth’, trapped by debt and struggling to...
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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...
Works driving us into ditch – literally!
In the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the only thing that works is the air conditioning in the minister’s office.Imagine, for a...
BySTANLEY KHUMALO16 January 2026