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Law enforcement in Eswatini must operate within human rights
First, I would like to offer my condolences on the passing of high-ranking government officials, Princess Lindiwe and the Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala....
A life defined by service
There are some public servants whose legacy is not found in one grand announcement or a single defining moment. It is built quietly...
CJ’s death should spur action on King’s call
Talkabout a painful irony. On the same day, His Majesty King Mswati III was opening the Khanyisile Hee Yeon Medical Centre at Enyonyane...
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...
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