Letters To The Editor

41 Articles

Who really benefits from our sugar?

Madam, The latest regional sugar industry report should not simply make us proud that Eswatini growers receive 68.1 per cent of distributable proceeds....

Let’s preserve true meaning of culture

Madam, We love the feeling of carrying tall reeds and wearing indlamu, taking photos and bursting into songs about youthfulness. But preserving chastity...

When ability takes the wheel

Madam, Sometimes, the most powerful demonstration of inclusion is not found in a policy document or a conference speech. It is found in...

Civilisation is thinner than we think

Madam, There is a difficult truth about human behaviour that many of us would rather not confront: You can never completely know how...

Suicide is a psychiatric emergency

Madam, There is something heartbreaking about attending a funeral and hearing people whisper: “We never knew they were suffering.” Sometimes we discover a...

Boy child: The performative masculinity

Madam, We never got to know the world from a place of admiration. From the first moment we were born out of our...

When gambling becomes a national concern

Madam, There is a crisis quietly unfolding in Eswatini, one that does not command headlines as loudly as it should, yet continues to...

Knowing when to leave

Madam, There is a question we are rarely taught to ask in relationships, friendships, workplaces and even family: ‘‘When is it time to...

The unspoken bargain in every glass

Madam, Quid pro quo. Something for something. This for that. Alcohol ...what’s that for? We trade sobriety for a temporary glow, clear judgment...

Reimagining objectivity in the fourth estate

Madam, The term structuration refers to the conditions governing the continuity or transformation of structures and social systems and indicates that structure, the...

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