National sport: Self-sabotage
Let me start gently. If foreigners landed in Eswatini today and took a quick survey, they would conclude that our main export is...
Budget expected to favour ordinary consumers
MBABANE – Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg is expected to table a national budget that favours ordinary consumers by stabilising prices, protecting incomes,...
SA budget signals policy shifts for Eswatini ahead of Rijkenberg’s speech
MBABANE - South Africa’s 2026/27 Budget signals fiscal consolidation and infrastructure-led growth, developments likely to trickle into Eswatini’s revenue, trade and inflation outlook.South...
Eswatini’s global voice on Peace, Sovereignty and Constitutional Order Gains EU praise
MBABANE - The European Union (EU) has praised Eswatini’s consistent call for peace, urging African nations to defend sovereignty, constitutional governance and international...
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...
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...
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Bhunu Mall incident: Project manager not qualified engineer
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Sebakhona Clare Matisa finds new life purpose
Entering the public eye comes with a unique set of expectations. For University of Eswatini student Sebakhona Clare Matisa, national recognition arrived when...
Home Affairs Corruption: Cleaners fired for selling marriage certificates
MBABANE – Two Ministry of Home Affairs cleaners have been dismissed from the public service after admitting to soliciting money from the public....
Professional pedestrian
There is a certain kind of woman who has mastered the most profitable career in modern society. She is a professional pedestrian. She...
ByStanley Khumalo10 March 2026