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Stop depositing recovered monies into Status account – members

MBABANE – Some members of Status Capital Building Society (SCBS) have demanded that monies that are collected should be paid directly to them.This...

Shiselweni Umhlanga day 2: Royal warmth conquers chilly weather

MBANGWENI – The spirit of Eswatini’s most attended ceremony,  Umhlanga, proved undimmed yesterday at Mbangweni Royal Residence, as thousands of maidens, known as...

‘Handsome’ Owen, ‘gorgeous’ Nanikie kiss, make up

MBABANE – Just last week, one of them felt embarrassed by the other and the two went on to clash. However, yesterday told...

Status Capital uproar: Investors want curator out

MBABANE – A faction of the Status Capital Building Society (SCBS) investors has called for the removal of curator Bimal de Silva, who...

Nothing fruitful from JNF, PSUS schedule big meet for Monday

MBABANE – It appears that the Joint Negotiations Forum (JNF) did not yield the results that public sectors sector unions (PSUs) expected.As a...

TikTok fraud: Woman loses E258 710

MBABANE – A 63-year-old woman of Sidwashini in Mbabane has been scammed of a sum of E258 710 through TikTok.The fraudster is believed...

Matlala ID matter: Home Affairs official suspended

MBABANE – The Home Affairs officer accused of having assisted controversial South African businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to fraudulently obtain an Eswatini identity...

UN makes call for ‘Silencing the Guns’ in Africa

LOBAMBA – For the continent of Africa to flourish, it should not make guns a solution to challenges.This was revealed by His Majesty...

37 suspended civil servants to face DC

MBABANE – Thirty-seven civil servants who believed they had escaped disciplinary action will now have to face the Civil Service Commission (CSC), following...

Civil service pay review: Lowest paid to get E268.42 increase

Mbabane – The lowest paid civil servants stand to get E268.42 while the highest may see their salary rise by E34 261.33.This is...

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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...