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‘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...

The purpose of tough times

The non-linear and unpredictable nature of life has been one of mankind’s toughest challenges, since the beginning of time and for ages. The...

Night care symptom of nation failing its children

The recent exposé on the rise of night-time childcare - better known as night care - should trouble every citizen who believes in...

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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...