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Status Capital investors oppose liquidation

EZULWINI – Status Capital Building Society members have taken a resolution to oppose the order placing the entity under provisional liquidation. The members...

January blues fuel growing online gambling culture

MBABANE – Recent observations in public spaces point to a growing culture of online gambling as a coping mechanism for the January financial...

Schools rain damage: Contractors given 1 week to renovate

MBABANE – Torrential rains that have lashed several parts of the country in recent weeks have forced the Ministry of Education and Training...

US House of Representatives passes 3-year AGOA extension

MBABANE – This is excellent news!Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo said this in reaction to the news that the United...

SANU imposes ‘no work, no pay’ as strikes disrupt exams

MBABANE – The Southern Africa Nazarene University (SANU) has warned staff that salaries will be withheld unless employees register daily and demonstrate full...

2 more arrested in E1.4m tender scam syndicate

MANZINI – Police have arrested two more men linked to the syndicate accused of defrauding members of the public through promises of non-existent...

Eswatini loses FMD merit status in EU markets

MBABANE – Eswatini has officially lost its long-standing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) merit status with European markets.This is due to the country’s proposed nationwide...

SACU windfall: Government to focus on stabilising public finances

MBABANE – Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg says government has entered the year with a clear focus on stabilising public finances, driving economic...

Broken border fence undermines government’s FMD vaccination drive

MBABANE – Government’s nationwide mass vaccination of cattle against FMD risks being undermined by the continued deterioration of the border fence separating Eswatini...

Another price hike to push consumers beyond survival point

MBABANE – As EEC seeks a 20.67 per cent hike to avoid insolvency, debt-ridden households warn that another price increase will push them...

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FNB probe uncovers E20m fraud syndicate

BY MBONGISENI NDZIMANDZE AND KWANELE DLAMINI MBABANE – Investigations into the alleged fraud committed at FNB Eswatini have uncovered a syndicate involving businessmen,...

Eswatini’s fastest lady honoured at TUT sports awards

MBABANE – Eswatini's fastest lady Bongiwe 'Smolly' Mahlalela has been crowned Sportswoman of the Year at the prestigious Tshwane University of Technology Sports...

Butsegetsege set to light up Eswatini for Kagogo Weekend

MBABANE — Excitement has reached a fever pitch across the kingdom as viral cultural sensation Mavusane Cyzweh, widely known as Butsegetsege, officially confirms...

Standard Bank brings back Instant Money

MBABANE - Standard Bank Eswatini is bringing back its Instant Money service, four years after replacing it with Unayo, with customers now being...

Royal Swazi Reopening in sight

MBABANE- What has seemed like an eternity, the Royal Swazi Hotel could finally be opening its doors before the end of the year....