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Tswana men held with explosives

MBABANE – Police investigations into the arrest of two Botswana nationals found in possession of explosive detonators have widened after the court heard...

Eswatini’s job boom masks growing economic fragility

MBABANE -The addition of nearly 11 000 jobs between 2023 and 2025 may appear to be a positive development for Eswatini’s economy.Yet, beneath...

Tensions resurface between PS, under secretary

LOBAMBA – The controversy surrounding the appointment of the acting Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs resurfaced in...

EMCU takes PM, commission to court over legality of enquiry

MBABANE – The EMCU has rushed to the High Court seeking an urgent order to stop the Prime Minister, Russell Dlamini, from proceeding...

EmaSwati defrauded E6.2 million in cyber crime

MBABANE – EmaSwati have lost over E6.2 million to fraudsters as the notorious ‘bofacata’ syndicates adopted a new tactic of posing as bank...

Fake DPM account used in scamming public

MBABANE – Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using cloned voices and fake social media accounts to deceive unsuspecting members of the public into...

St Michael’s learner dies, deepening Mzimnene crash tragedy

MANZINI – A St Michael’s High School learner who had been hospitalised following the June 12 Mzimnene crash has died, becoming the second...

Stop shielding pastors accused of rape, says SWAGAA

MBABANE – Church congregants have been urged to stop defending pastors accused of sexually abusing children and allow the law to take its...

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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue

MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...

Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals

MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...

DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget

MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...

Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance

LOBAMBA – After being implicated in the delivery of medical drugs that were later recalled, prominent pharmaceutical supplier Swazipharm has reaffirmed its commitment...

Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout

MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...