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Billionaire pledges R3bn solar project to Eswatini

MBABANE — Last Thursday HMK King Mswati III hosted prominent Zimbabwean businessman, investor, billionaire philanthropist and renewable energy developer Mr Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo...

Depleted pension fund costing EPTC E2 million monthly

LOBAMBA – The continued underfunding of the Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EPTC) pension fund is placing a significant financial burden on the...

Missing church leader's body found, exhumed from a shallow grave

Following a family feud and a dramatic funeral, authorities have successfully exhumed the body of the late eNyonini Mission Church President, DE Thamsanqa...

Nash’s widow takes master to court over E2.3m estate

MBABANE – The wife of the late Bishop John Nash Shongwe has approached the High Court seeking an order compelling the master of...

11 000 jobs created as unemployment falls

MBABANE – Eswatini added nearly 11 000 jobs between 2023 and 2025, offering a rare sign of progress in a labour market long...

First group of foreign nationals deported

SIKHUPHE – After three months of detention in Eswatini for illegally entering the country, remaining without authorisation and engaging in illegal gambling activities,...

ERS investigates entry of ‘mystery alcohol’

MBABANE –The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) is investigating ‘mystery alcohol’ consignment to determine its origin and whether customs duties and taxes were remitted.The...

Eswatini Nation Land sale syndicate exposed

MBABANE – A syndicate allegedly behind the illegal sale of Eswatini Nation Land has been exposed.Investigators found that the network operated for about...

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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...