Last year’s priorities in 2026
Prime Minister Russell Dlamini says healthcare, education reform and social protection formed a major part of government’s agenda in 2025.In government’s end-of-year statement...
What the JC results tell us
The Form III results have come and gone, leaving others ecstatic, while hundreds more had a gloomy Christmas precisely because of them.The question...
Minister Tshawuka a spectator in FMD crisis
While we all sympathise with Minister for Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka for losing some of his cattle to the rampant foot‑and‑mouth disease (FMD), we...
Mankayane fire a national disaster
The unity among all government structures, which Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini spoke about a few days ago, is exactly what the doctor...
Man-made losses at EEC
We need to give credit where it is due and criticism where it is warranted.After the tempestuous storm that left hundreds of emaSwati...
For the love of the country
Lobamba Member of Parliament (MP) Michael Masilela recently impressed netizens when he blamed fellow legislators for the high cost of water in the...
The EVERS change of heart
It appears that government has been caught off guard by the recent salary review for its 43 959 employees.This review has resulted in...
Economic growth, where exactly?
Geography and Physics hold that the higher you go, the colder it gets.Over time, this has been used as a proverb of sorts,...
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No more USA Visa processing in Eswatini
MBABANE – In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting...
King moves to save Ncangosini residents from eviction
KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
I don’t have money to compensate them – Polycarp
MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...
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MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...
Fairness in wage bill reduction
Hardlya year after deciding against implementing the Enhanced Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme (EVERS), government feels there is still a need to cut the...
ByThobeka Manyathela2 August 2026