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Bennett commends Minister Pholile over PM motion

MBABANE - Outspoken businessman, Walter Bennett, has praised Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Corporation, Pholile Shakantu for having raised what he has...

Online scheme promises ‘fortunes’ to emaSwati

MBABANE – A new online investment scheme promising unusually high returns has emerged in Eswatini and is rapidly attracting interest from hundreds of...

E17bn tenders: Bigger share demanded for locals

MBABANE – Business leaders and unemployed graduates have demanded greater local participation in public projects after foreign firms secured contracts worth more than...

Parly clerk urges pm, ministers to use public hospitals

MBABANE – Clerk to Parliament Benedict Xaba has challenged Prime Minister Russell Dlamini, Cabinet ministers, parliamentarians and senior government executives to lead by...

E147 million retirement savings unremitted

MBABANE - More than E147 million deducted from workers’ salaries for retirement savings remains unremitted, exposing employees to risk and revealing deep financial...

E17 billion tenders awarded to foreign firms

MBABANE – In recent months, the Kingdom of Eswatini has found itself at the centre of a contentious economic debate. Figures surfacing from...

King’s peace drive brings hope back to Mkhitsini

MKHITSINI – Five years after a violent dispute plunged the Mndzebele Chiefdom into uncertainty and left a community deeply divided, signs are emerging...

Ashraff, Swazipharm win shares transfer case against ESCC

MBABANE –  Consul Kareem Ashraff and Swazipharm have won a landmark case against the Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC).The ESCC had classified the acquisition...

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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...