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PSUs must take E1.29 billion

Few policy questions are more urgent or fraught with risk for Eswatini than how government compensates its civil servants.In recent weeks, government has...

Solving brain drain challenges is very crucial

“Before the exiled can return, the homeland must become a place where dreams are not exiled.” - Anonymous When His Majesty King Mswati III...

Really, a country for sale?

When news broke that salaries of Chinese mine workers in Eswatini were being secretly transferred to China, my jaw literally dropped in disbelief,...

Mission possible for better service

“There is only one boss, the customer, and he can fire everybody in the company, from the chairman on down, simply by spending...

Find common ground to standoff

Hundreds of civil servants gathered outside the Prime Minister, Russell Mmiso Dlamini’s Office in Mbabane on Wednesday to deliver a petition. They are...

When girls dream in STEM

Before a girl ever picks up a Science textbook, she’s already been taught a lesson about possibility. It happens quietly, long before she...

Coming and going

In the good old days - and, incidentally, today is part of the good old days, about which you will one day reminisce...

Least to blame, first to suffer

At the recent United Nations General Assembly, King Mswati III reaffirmed Eswatini’s pledge to address climate change and to advance sustainable development goals....

Fiscal sovereignty and strategic reforms

The country stands at a crossroads, where it is imperative that we balance books towards fiscal sovereignty and fiscal prudence. As we prepare...

Friendships in corporate environments

In the fast-paced and competitive world of corporate life, where targets, deadlines and performance often dominate the agenda, one of the most underestimated...

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