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Ignore King’s warning at your own peril

Can being the first to receive the groundbreaking HIV/AIDS prevention drug send us back to being the worst in the fight against HIV...

Davos paradox, compromised actors

The annual gathering in Davos continues to present itself as a meeting of minds seeking answers to global crises, yet the irony remains...

It was time ‘U-turned’

Assuming I had the very unlikely opportunity to do so, I would have mentioned the words of the title to ‘Donald Trump’ –...

Cost of staying where you’ve outgrown

Growth is often celebrated but what we talk about less is the discomfort that comes with it. Outgrowing a place, a relationship, a...

Growing through savings

As we wrap up our investment and savings series, it’s time to shift our gaze from the foundational principles of budgeting and saving,...

Eritrea looms while EFA slumbers

Time is the only currency that cannot be recovered once spent. Today, as we mark exactly 58 days before Sihlangu Semnikati’s first and...

Programmable nature of human mind

One of the most glaring similarities that the human mind (some may choose to call it the brain) has in common with a...

Eswatini’s growing ‘boomerang generation’

There is a particular silence that comes with moving back home as an adult. Not the peaceful kind, but the quiet recalibration of...

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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...

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...

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...