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Parly taking eyes off the ball

To ban or not to ban single-use plastic carrier bags in the kingdom?This is a debate that has been going on for years,...

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Nipping corruption in the bud

It may not have been a surprise visit but His Majesty the King’s tour of the E2.6 billion Mpakeni Dam in the past...

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Speed up salary review talks

The decision by Public Sector Unions (PSUs) to call a mass meeting for all government workers tomorrow raises concerns about what the future...

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Make education great again

Addressing the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly this past week, His Majesty King Mswati III said millions of lives had...

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MPs out of touch with reality

A law has been drafted in South Africa to stop mandatory membership to a medical aid scheme for that country’s Members of Parliament...

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Good and bad news for teachers

If all goes well, hundreds of public servants will smile all the way to automated teller machines (ATMs) when payday comes in October.This...

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Taking budget dialogue to the people

This week will mark the beginning of nationwide consultations on the national budget, as initiated by the Ministry of Finance.This exercise is meant...

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Patients dying as politics play out

Were it not a matter of life and death, it would be funny that real action in the Eswatini’s public healthcare system is...

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Planning for the Grand Plan

It is said that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.That is probably why in the past, we have had a...

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Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance

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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...