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King wants UNESWA content lab to produce billionaires
KWALUSENI - In his call for innovation, unity and service, His Majesty King Mswati III has directed that the state-of-the-art facility for video...
Schools charged rates for owning gardens
HLATIKHULU – While Eswatini is one of the few countries in the continent to boast free primary education, some are paying to keep...
Minister intervenes as farmer threatens suicide
MATSAPHA – Minister for Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka had to intervene after a farmer threatened to commit suicide because of NAMBoard’s rejection of her...
Residents invade river, capture troublesome crocodile
NKWENE – When is it acceptable to break the law?This was the question residents of Mawelawela, Nkwene, near Nhlangano, had to grapple with...
Judiciary warns MP against contempt
MBABANE – The Judiciary has advised Hhukwini MP Alec Lushaba to stop insulting its members or risk facing contempt proceedings.According to a statement...
Government grants 5 per cent bonus, E2 000 housing allowance
MANZINI - Government has agreed to award civil servants, whose salaries were not impacted by the salary review exercise, a five per cent...
E250k involved in Minister, PS spat – MP
LOBAMBA – Nhlambeni MP Manzi Zwane has alleged that the spat between Education Minister Owen Nxumalo and PS Nanikie Mnisi somehow involves over...
Salary review: Government tops up offer by E790m
MBABANE - Government has improved its offer for the implementation of the salary review for civil servants.According to feedback given to hundreds of...
Government takes steps to regulate churches
MBABANE – Government has taken a major step towards regulating churches in the country.The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited all religious institutions...
Minister Neal, MP argue over salary review funding
MBABANE - During a sitting of the Finance Portfolio Committee in Parliament yesterday, tensions flared between Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg and Nhlambeni Member...
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Public transport fares could increase by 25%
LOBAMBA – Public transport fares could increase by up to 25 per cent under a proposed adjustment by the Ministry of Public Works...
Freezing cold kills cattle at Hawane
HAWANE – A brutal cold snap has killed cattle in Hawane, leaving smallholder farmers counting losses of more than E60 000. The losses...
ESCCOM probe uncovers E17m paid into personal accounts
EZULWINI – An ESCCOM investigation has uncovered an alleged transfer of about E17 million into personal bank accounts. The purported financial irregularities involve...
Elderly man found dead in forest
MAPHUNGANE – An 80-year-old man from Mhlabubovu, Maphungwane, was found dead in a forest, with residents suspecting he may have succumbed to the...
How patience, passion build an empire
TaphesheyaLukhele is the founder and creative director of CraftyHook, a crochet brand from Eswatini built on creativity, passion and the belief that handmade...
