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Man-made losses at EEC

We need to give credit where it is due and criticism where it is warranted.After the tempestuous storm that left hundreds of emaSwati...

Night care is not the problem – poverty is

As the cost of living climbs and wages remain frozen, parents opt to work longer hours into the night or take on double...

Gift-wrapped patriarchy

Every December, the world wraps itself in colour. There are fairy lights and scented candles, beautifully-decorated trees, music in the background and the...

King calls for better public service

If you are a politician or public servant who has a mandate to serve the people, you may want to take a look...

‘God has entered the ring’

Patriotic Alliance Member of Parliament Ashley Sauls’s exchange with Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala during Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee’s unprecedented visit to a prison to...

Give blood to give life

Many years ago, when I bumped into an uncle of mine in a bar in England, he called out, ‘fancy a pint?’. He...

Letting go of control

There comes a point in every person’s life when you realise that no matter how carefully you plan, life has its own rhythm....

Rethinking our energy economics

The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) reported a staggering operational loss of E247.2 million for the 2025 financial year, a more than threefold increase...

Eswatini clubs must seize ACA opportunity

For too long, the elite football clubs of Eswatini – and indeed, those across many of Africa’s smaller nations – have existed largely...

Traditional marriages now too expensive

It would appear that our traditional institution of marriage is under attack. It has become more and more difficult to get young people...

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