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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...
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...
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