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Will NGOs survive the challenges of funding cuts, govt mistrust?
The non-governmental and civil society sector in Eswatini is navigating an unprecedented squeeze. In the aftermath of the landmark June 2021 protests, non-governmental...
Development begins where opportunity reaches
Development is often measured in statistics, economic growth rates and investment figures. Yet for the ordinary emaSwati, development is much simpler. It is...
Fairness in wage bill reduction
Hardlya year after deciding against implementing the Enhanced Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme (EVERS), government feels there is still a need to cut the...
Taxpayers deserve more than promises
Government has just handed civil servants a salary increases. Now it wants to prove that the billions of Emalangeni paid every year in...
True value of education
There is something about university results day that changes the atmosphere. Phones are checked more often than usual. Students refresh their portals repeatedly,...
Growth engine to fiscal trap – public debt
As one assesses the implied path and debt theory within the public sphere, debt can be used as an engine for growth, provided...
Navigating invisible burden of society’s expectations
Navigating life during unemployment is already challenging enough. The uncertainty, financial strain and loss of routine can take a toll on your mental...
Leaving is not weakness; it is survival
There is a question people often ask after hearing about another tragedy involving a woman and her children: ‘‘Why didn’t she just leave?’’...
Faith is free, fees are not!
I grew up in church. Not the kind where your mother threatened to pray the stubbornness out of you, but the kind where Sunday...
Good growth needs agile strategies
The latest economic growth figures are telling a story we are excited to hear. The economy grew by an impressive 6.1 per cent...
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Home Affairs Corruption: Cleaners fired for selling marriage certificates
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