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Civil servants are beautiful
Civil servants are beautiful. Not next month when the money lands. Right now! This is one of the disingenuous statements they will hear...
Beyond deportations
The debate around illegal immigration in South Africa is one that cannot simply be dismissed as xenophobia. It is a real issue that...
Celebrating Africa Day amid uncertainty
Africa Day, observed annually on May 25, marks the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, a historic moment that...
Beyond arrests lies unemployment
Week in and week out, theft cases are dealt with at police stations, and articles on such cases are published in the national...
Growth cannot be eaten
There is a belief that good macroeconomic statistics automatically mean ordinary people are living better lives. They do not.Eswatini’s economy, we are told,...
Hantavirus panic must not replace critical thinking
As headlines around the world begin carrying reports about hantavirus infections, many people are once again reacting with fear before facts. Social media...
Time for the big boys
Name one kind of journalist article submitted weekly to the Times of Eswatini, where the ink is hardly dry at the time of...
Unlocking credit through movable collateral
Access to finance has long been the Achilles heel of Eswatini’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). While banks remain cautious lenders, the collateral...
Where personal survival, local democracy clash
Is there anything more undignified in local democracy than the sight of the outgoing mayor of a town council desperately trying to cling...
Why are women expected to forgive more than men?
Forgiveness is often described as a virtue. Society praises those who can ‘let go,’ ‘move on’ and ‘keep the peace.’ Yet, when it...
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