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Governance engages with uncertainty

The Third Workshop on the INFORM Subnational Risk Model, held in Mbabane from October 7 to 9, 2025, brought together disaster risk reduction...

Balancing fair pay, fiscal reality

The Government of Eswatini’s plan to implement the long-awaited salary review for public servants has ignited a national debate about fairness and affordability....

Culture of bullying in schools

Bullying in schools has long been a pervasive issue that affects students across the country and even across the globe. It manifests in...

Wanderers living dangerously

The name Manzini Wanderers carries a weight of history and expectation in Eswatini football. They are not merely a club; they are a...

What happens to the dead?

One of the most difficult topics to comprehend when trying to understand the mystery of life is death. Many generations have tried to...

Let us all appreciate our teachers

SNAT, on Friday, October 25, 2025, celebrated the Teachers Day, in Manzini, as part of the World Teachers Day, held annually on October...

Unstable, disorganised

Once a reputable hub of learning and the quiet promise of a better future, the University of Eswatini (UNESWA) now reads like an...

No job creation, just bread increase

The recent government approval of a seven per cent  increase in the price of bread, allegedly at the behest of the country’s Bakers...

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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue

MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...

E2bn Chinese fraud suspect fears death penalty

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...

Detained foreign nationals take chief immigration officer to court

MBABANE – A group of sixty-four foreign nationals detained at the Sidvwashini Correctional Services have approached the High Court, accusing the chief immigration...