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Government to reduce workers to contain wage bill
MANZINI – Government will reduce staff in order to deal with the wage bill.The wage bill is the amount paid to personnel from...
Mafias behind copper theft – MPs
MBABANE – Some Members of Parliament say there are mafias and cabals behind the theft of copper in the country.Prior to the passing...
Government eyes festive relief for suppliers
MBABANE – The Minister for Finance, Neal Rijkenberg, has assured government suppliers that outstanding payments will be made available in the next two...
Salary review: Low earners worse off, gap widens
MBABANE – Low earning civil servants say the salary review was nothing but an illusion as it has widened the gap between the...
Security upgrades as govt moves to fence royal kraals nationwide
MBABANE – Security at imiphakatsi across the country is set for a major upgrade as government rolls out a large-scale fencing project aimed...
‘Vote of no confidence’ threat hangs over Cabinet
LOBAMBA – A ‘vote of no confidence’ threat hangs over Cabinet ministers as Lobamba Lomdzala Member of Parliament, Marwick Khumalo, has reiterated how...
Siphofaneni falls under Madlenya Chiefdom – ruling
SIPHOFANENI - Finally, the long-standing chieftaincy dispute over Siphofaneni, which was turning into a ‘war’, has been settled. The fast-developing community of Siphofaneni...
Army arrests goat theft kingpin
MBABANE - A man believed to be the mastermind behind the ongoing theft and smuggling of local goats into South Africa has been...
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Bugwadla, infidelity won’t get you to hell – pastor
LOBAMBA – For many preachers, there is only one place for people who engage in bugwadla (habitual sexual misconduct) and kuphinga – hell....
Cop launch investigation after ‘priest’ tied up, robbed
HLUThI - Police have launched an investigation following an armed robbery at Our Lady of Sorrows Mission, where a 50-year-old priest was bound...
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...
