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Maloma operations back to normal

MALOMA – Operations have successfully resumed at Maloma Colliery Limited following a brief work stoppage linked to annual salary negotiations. Mine management has...

EEC awards tenders to foreign companies – Marwick

LOBAMBA – At a time when local participation in the economy is under scrutiny, the Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) has come under strong...

ICC projected to generate E50 million annually

MBABANE – Barely three months after it was commissioned by His Majesty King Mswati III, the Ezulwini Palazzo International Convention Centre (ICC) is...

Inyatsi managers’ mid-term summit speaks to integrity, leadership

NSULUTANE – About 80 managers of Inyatsi Group Holdings convened at the Nsulutane Hotel for a vibrant Mid-year Inyatsi Group Leadership Forum. The...

Detained foreign nationals take chief immigration officer to court

MBABANE – A group of sixty-four foreign nationals detained at the Sidvwashini Correctional Services have approached the High Court, accusing the chief immigration...

Justice Minister told: Probe magistrate for ‘lenient’ rape sentences

LOBAMBA – Prince Simelane, the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has been called upon to probe the conduct of a judicial officer...

I am not above the law – Gciniwe Fakudze

MBABANE- “I am not above the law, and I should also be held accountable.” This was said by Gciniwe Fakudze, Chief Executive Officer...

Minister: 3rd country nationals not prisoners, free to move

LOBAMBA – Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Prince Simelane has clarified the status of third-country nationals deported from the United States of...

Freeze Public Works and Transport budget, says MPs

LOBAMBA - Frustrated by deteriorating roads and broken promises, MPs have called for a freeze on the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s...

Operations resume at Maloma Colliery

LUBOMBO – Normal operations have resumed at Maloma Colliery Ltd after management met with staff, ending a work stoppage that had prompted the...

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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...