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MPs out of touch with reality
A law has been drafted in South Africa to stop mandatory membership to a medical aid scheme for that country’s Members of Parliament...
Can Eswatini glean from Lesotho’s Youth Reforms?
Growing up, there was a grammar-related joke about a local official’s TV interview he made on his return from a conference within SADC.The...
Restore truth in public accounts
In recent months, the audit reports released by Eswatini’s Auditor General, Timothy Matsebula, have stirred controversy and scepticism in the public domain, raising...
Africa’s voice must count!
All roads lead to New York next week for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), whose outcomes could either...
Childhood games shaped gender norms
If you really want to understand how gender roles are taught, don’t start in the boardroom or in Parliament, start at the playground.That...
A rising star extinguished
Let us look, today, at a politically challenging event that has recently taken place in the United Kingdom; both incident and treatment chosen...
Eswatini’s fields flourish as SADC falls behind
The Malabo Declaration, adopted in 2014, set out Africa’s agenda for agricultural transformation by 2025, committing member States to end hunger, halve poverty...
Inflation analytics
Inflation dynamics across the Common Monetary Area (CMA) and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) are shifting and Eswatini now finds itself at...
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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...
Board orders Mfabantfu church reopening
MANZINI – The Apostolic Faith Church International Board has resolved that the Mfabantfu branch will resume church services in a month’s time. This...
ICC projected to generate E50 million annually
MBABANE – Barely three months after it was commissioned by His Majesty King Mswati III, the Ezulwini Palazzo International Convention Centre (ICC) is...
