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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...
The calendar never loses!
I have finally settled the GOAT debate. It wasn’t Lionel Messi. It wasn’t Cristiano Ronaldo. It was a calendar. Turns out calendars are...
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Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala passes on
MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...
Maidens thrilled as His Majesty the King appreciates them
MBANGWENI – Imbali was overjoyed when His Majesty King Mswati III appreciated her during the ongoing annual Umhlanga Ceremony at Mbangweni Royal Residence....
Thousands flock to Shiselweni for Umhlanga second leg
MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...
Schools open as scheduled – PS
MBABANE –Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Training, Nanikie Mnisi, has affirmed that schools will reopen as scheduled in accordance with...
E50 000 bail for couple in E2.3 million theft case
MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...
