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E89m lost through emergency drugs procurement – deputy speaker

MBABANE – Government has lost E89 million through emergency procurement. This is according to Deputy Speaker in the House of Assembly and Public...

Central Bank demands E4.5m penalties for stokvel

MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) is demanding E4.5 million from two women, including a civil servant, for allegedly conducting unauthorised...

Masta 900 ban: 30-day window before penalties

MBABANE  –  Minister for Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka has disclosed that the Masta 900 ban remains on track, with the announcement of the effective...

Low marks stall admission of 50 aspiring lawyers

MBABANE – Questions surrounding the moderation of last year’s Bar Examination results have delayed the admission of about 50 aspiring lawyers into the...

Mercury trade on the rise amid illegal mining

MBABANE – The surge in illegal mining activities in the country has given birth to another criminal enterprise - the black market trade...

Teacher sentenced for kissing pupil seeks review

MBABANE – The teacher who was sentenced to five years without an option to pay a fine for kissing a minor pupil is...

MPs in conflict of interest for probing ex-employers

MBABANE - Constitutional lawyer Sipho Gumedze believes MPs Nathi Hlophe and Charles Ndlovu acted with a conflict of interest by investigating their former...

Stromvig resigned amid probe, back as CEO

MBABANE – Candy Stromvig, who resigned from the Eswatini National Petroleum Company (ENPC) in 2023 amid controversy, has now been appointed as the...

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Civil servants’ extra 10 per cent allowance suspended

MBABANE- The additional Central Agencies Allowances of 10 per cent on top of the recently implemented 85 per cent salary adjustment has been...

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...

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...