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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...

The price of getting to work

There is a peculiar arithmetic to poverty; sometimes, the harder you work, the less money you have left after paying to get to...

Parental responsibility is what you make it

It is entirely natural, whether explicitly or implicitly, for every parent to accept a significant degree of responsibility for their child. The parent...

Africa needs less vanity railways

Africa has never lacked grand railway dreams. What it has lacked is the money, planning, technical capacity and in some cases, patience to...

Regulation in crisis: Lessons from ESCCOM troubles

The revelation that E17 million was misappropriated by officials within the Eswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM) has shocked the public. Yet this scandal is...

Unofficial Cabinet minister of the last kombi

If you have never ridden the last kombi of the night, you have not lived. In Eswatini, suffering is basically civic participation. On...

Can emaSwati find MPs truly committed to people’s service

Iwould like us to think aloud about a subject of elections which unfortunately often divides our beloved nation. Those who support the Tinkhundla...

King faces the Madagascar test yet again

All eyes will turn to His Majesty King Mswati III as Southern African leaders gather in Durban this weekend for the SADC Organ...

The world a better place?

The question being: Is our world a better place than any period within, say, the past one hundred years? For this article, the...

Zimbabweans, Malawians running out of ‘life’

Every time another foreign national is chased from a home, a business is abandoned, a family is scattered or a sick person is...

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Mountain homes face demolition

MBABANE – EmaSwati who were allocated land on hills and mountainous areas could soon see their homes demolished as the Land Management Board...

Bhunu Mall incident: Project manager not qualified engineer

MANZINI – The ongoing construction of the Bhunu Mall has brought to the fore critical questions surrounding statutory compliance. At the centre of...

‘MaMkhize’ brings back black, white kit

(At Prince of Wales Sports Ground) MBABANE – It was indeed a homecoming party. This came after Mbabane Highlanders President Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize...

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....