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NERCHA welcomes HIV prevention drug

MBABANE - NERCHA is backing the newly approved long-acting injectable PrEP, Lenacapavir.The organisation hails it as a significant leap in HIV prevention, despite...

Graduate kills himself over unemployment

NHLANGANO – In a tragic turn, a graduate teacher, overwhelmed by unemployment, chose to end his life, highlighting a growing crisis.The 29-year-old Lindokuhle...

I’m framed, Victor’s killer known to cops – Sipho Shongwe

Shongwe, convicted of killing businessman and football administrator Victor Gamedze, was in court yesterday. He presented evidence from Clinical Psychologist Jacob van Zyl,...

Minister’s surprise visit uncovers loaded drug supplies

The widely reported shortage of drugs and medical supplies at the Mbabane Government Hospital took a new turn yesterday when Minister for Health...

Minister’s surprise visit uncovers loaded drug supplies

Downscale operations regardless – SWADNUMBABANE – The Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU) maintains that the presence of drugs found by Health Minister Mduduzi...

Railway fuel theft: Government obtains order to seize E11 million worth of assets through POCA

MBABANE – Government has been authorised to seize and auction E11 million in assets from a massive fuel theft operation that plagued Eswatini...

Government Allots E40 Million for FMD Outbreak Response

MBABANE – Government has set aside a preliminary budget of E40 million to tackle the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).This was disclosed by...

Lack of funding delays decentralisation of fingerprints

MBABANE – Prime Minister Russell Dlamini has attributed the delay in decentralising fingerprint scanners across Eswatini to a lack of sufficient funding.Dlamini was...

Mysterious disappearance of nearly E1m power stations at EBC

MBABANE – Police are investigating the mysterious disappearance of 121 portable power stations, valued at approximately E1 million, from the (EBC).The loss was...

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Home Affairs official in ‘Cat’ Matlala ID saga guilty

MBABANE - The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has found a Home Affairs official guilty of illegally issuing an Eswatini ID to alleged South...

Umhlanga boosts tourism revenue to E1 billion

LUDZIDZINI – Umhlanga has boosted tourism, with international visitor numbers rising and tourism revenue reaching E1 billion, according to Minister Jane Simelane. The...

Join hands, protect King – Phakel’umthakathi urges Swati men

LUDZIDZINI – Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, widely known as Phakel’umthakathi, has called upon men in Eswatini to join hands in protecting the King and the...

Police seize 58 illegal firearms, 509 rounds of ammunition

MBABANE – The Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) seized 58 illegal firearms and 509 live rounds of ammunition during the period between October...

Chinese firms defy Beijing recall

MBABANE – The Chinese consortium contracted to construct the E2.6 billion Mpakeni Dam has categorically stated that it will not abandon the project...