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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...

Graduate numbers rise amid scarce job opportunities

MBABANE – With over 4 000 graduates annually, there are seemingly minimal jobs for the graduates in most of the projects that are being...

Teachers’ pay rises ‘stolen’ by mystery deductions

MBABANE – Inyandzaleyo! Civil servants report ‘mysterious’ garnishee orders were filed without their knowledge, leading to massive, unlawful salary deductions.A garnishee order is...

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Schools open as scheduled – PS

MBABANE –Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Training, Nanikie Mnisi, has affirmed that schools will reopen as scheduled in accordance with...

Mbuso Simelane accused of attempts to divert E10m public funds

MBABANE – The Eswatini Medical Christian University (EMCU) Council has alleged that the Chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the affairs of...

Gogo and S’lwane launch website

MBABANE — After at least half a decade in the game, Eswatini’s most enterprising stand-up comedy and content creation duo, Gogo Eswatini and...

Man loses over E100 000

... facata strikes again MANZINI – A 58-year-old man of Ngwane Park has lost E118 172.91 to unknown callers in what police have...

Couple in POCA-seized property charged with E2.3 m theft

MBABANE – The businessman and his wife, whose property was seized by the State through proceedings under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act...