Comments and Analysis
A clear plan is overdue
There is a growing need for government to present a transparent plan to stabilise the public finances, restore confidence among those who deliver...
Where now?
There is an event coming in two months’ time that could have quite a significant impact on what will happen thereafter in many...
Stale-coffee black, but still brewing
When your birth certificate stops looking like a document and starts looking like evidence, you don’t get quiet, dignified gratitude. You conduct an...
Bread, beds and the economics of E20
I sat on the veranda while Uncle Titus negotiated with his morning coffee. He does not drink coffee; he conducts a bilateral summit...
The three billion nails that Eswatini cannot make
There is a peculiar kind of poverty that does not announce itself through empty stomachs or collapsing buildings. It appears in shiny new...
Are you a good listener?
Once I was; then I wasn’t; and then … I have used the three full stops, which has become, in modern usage, a...
South Africa losing Africa
The 46th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit ended in Durban this week with an uncomfortable contradiction outside its doors. While regional leaders...
E1.5 billion fiscal gap: A warning on fiscal discipline
Thecountry’s fiscal position has once again come under the spotlight following Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg’s announcement that government must raise E1.5 billion this...
Eswatini’s grand illusion
Iwas in a decent bar the other night. If you know me, I don’t do grey areas. I don’t sit on fences and...
PM’s disruptive leadership style:
Does debate overshadow urgent issues? Before we delve into the interesting topic of disruptive leadership style currently occupying the House of Assembly, we...
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Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala passes on
MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...
Maidens thrilled as His Majesty the King appreciates them
MBANGWENI – Imbali was overjoyed when His Majesty King Mswati III appreciated her during the ongoing annual Umhlanga Ceremony at Mbangweni Royal Residence....
Thousands flock to Shiselweni for Umhlanga second leg
MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...
Schools open as scheduled – PS
MBABANE –Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Training, Nanikie Mnisi, has affirmed that schools will reopen as scheduled in accordance with...
E50 000 bail for couple in E2.3 million theft case
MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...
