Army general named as Madagascar PM
MADAGASCAR - Madagascar’s embattled President Andry Rajoelina has appointed an army general as the new prime minister in a bid to end youth-led...
Schools Arts delegates arrive safely at Robben Island
MBABANE - The five pupils selected to participate in the Robben Island leg of the Springs Schools Arts Festival have travelled safely to...
France’s new PM quits
FRANCE - France’s new Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu has quit just weeks after being appointed to the position.President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted Lecornu’s...
SA sends team to Israel over detainees
JOHANNESBURG - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has sent a specialist team to Israel to negotiate release of six detained...
Judge blocks Trump’s National Guard plan
OREGON - An Oregon federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending the National Guard into Portland, as the city contends with...
Mchunu ready to testify
JOHANNESBURG - ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) member, Senzo Mchunu, says he is ready to testify before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. Mchunu...
Shiselweni Umhlanga day 2: Royal warmth conquers chilly weather
MBANGWENI – The spirit of Eswatini’s most attended ceremony, Umhlanga, proved undimmed yesterday at Mbangweni Royal Residence, as thousands of maidens, known as...
Stop bombing Gaza
USA – US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for ‘lasting peace’ and told Israel to stop bombing Gaza,...
Estevao stuns reds
Chelsea ...................2Liverpool ................1 LONDON – Liverpool crashed to a third successive defeat as Estevao Willian’s last-gasp strike condemned the spluttering Premier League champions 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...
E2bn Chinese fraud suspect fears death penalty
MBABANE – The Chinese national, Jin Houyun, who is suspected of involvement in pooling over E2 billion from thousands of investors in China...
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...
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...
