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MPs slam govt over ‘wrong’ salary review calculations
LOBAMBA – “What we have received is 8.5 per cent and not 85 per cent”. This was a submission that was made by...
Turn back fly-by-night textile firm investors – MPs
LOBAMBA – Government, through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade has been called upon to turn back investors who will pay emaSwati...
Demolition sparks fear for Nkhaba residents
NKHABA - Occupants of over 1 000 homesteads are living in a state of insecurity following the court-ordered demolition of a house valued...
Eswatini launches Africa’s first women’s digital academy
MBABANE- Eswatini has become the first African country to launch the She Powers Africa Digital Academy. This programme will train women in digital...
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...
Gambling syndicate probe links senior politicians, cops, immigration officials
MBABANE – Fresh investigations into the illegal online gambling syndicate have uncovered links between the criminal enterprise and senior politicians, police officers and...
HMK informed of delays, did not board plane
SIKHUPHE – His Majesty King Mswati III was not forced off the plane on his three-day State visit to Turkmenistan as falsely circulated...
Lawmakers push for govt farm access
LOBAMBA – Legislators demanded that the Ministry of Agriculture unlock idle government farms to tackle Eswatini’s rising unemployment challenges and boost food security....
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...
Jobs row hits Oil Reserve
SIPHOFANENI – Claims have emerged that unskilled foreign nationals are taking over simple jobs that could be performed by emaSwati at the Strategic...
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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...
