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Salary review: PSUs ready to sign if…

MANZINI – Civil servant unions have indicated readiness to sign onto the new salary structure, provided that experience-based notches are maintained. This was...

MPs want vetting process before marriage

MBABANE – Members of Parliament (MPs) want a legislation that will necessitate the vetting of individuals before they commit to a marriage. This...

Over 3 500 jobs created within 6 months

MBABANE – Over 3 500 jobs were created in just three months, driven by employment growth initiatives from the government and private sector.These...

Daily horror: Children face rising wave of sexual abuse

MBABANE - Every day, a child in Eswatini faces the risk of sexual assault. Between June and October 2025, 40 cases of sexual...

Home Affairs postpones key policy development meeting

MBABANE – The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the postponement of a key policy development meeting that was scheduled to take place...

80 per cent of pharmacies dispense expired, recalled drugs

MBABANE – An inspection of pharmaceutical establishments operating in the country has uncovered that more than 70 per cent of them do not...

Alleged fraudulent claims by drivers at Education

MBABANE – Drivers in the Ministry of Education and Training are alleged to have siphoned government funds through falsified claims with the help...

South African business closures impact Eswatini economy

MBABANE – An economist says big South African business closures will reduce economic activity in Eswatini and other Southern African Customs Union (SACU)...

Maphevu doesn’t qualify as ACC commissioner – Prince Simelane

MBABANE – The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Prince Simelane, has admitted that Acting ACC Commissioner, Maphevu Mkhatshwa, does not meet the...

Cheating hopefuls sabotage ongoing army recruitment drive

SIGWE – The army has raised concern over a growing number of aspiring soldiers who cheat the system by participating in recruitment exercises...

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Nation mourns Home Affairs Minister Princess Lindiwe

MBABANE — The nation is mourning the death of Her Royal Highness Princess Lindiwe, Minister of Home Affairs, who died yesterday following a...

Late CJ Bheki Maphalala repatriated from South Africa

MBABANE - The body of the late Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has been repatriated into the country from South Africa. Maphalala's body was...

Mthandeni vanishes as HMCS probes audio

MBABANE – Former Ngwempisi Member of Parliament Mthandeni Dube is nowhere to be found. This was determined after an enquiry team established by...

Mthandeni tells family he left because he felt unsafe

NGWEMPISI – Former Ngwempisi Member of Parliament Mthandeni Dube told his family that he left home because he felt unsafe. Dube’s home is...