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It was an oversight – DPM on E7 million immigrants’ funds

LOBAMBA – “Saphandleka” (it was an oversight).Those were the words of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Thulisile Dladla, as she admitted that it was...

SODV Act: Sex offenders register in pipeline

EZULWINI – Government is set to operationalise the National Register for Sex Offenders by recruiting a registrar to administer the system.The announcement was...

More tourism opportunities as Hilton Senior Director jets into country

MBABANE – Tourism is fast becoming the major economic booster for Eswatini. The arrival of a senior Hilton Group executive in Eswatini has...

New evidence secured in alleged serial killer pastor's case

MANZINI – More pieces of evidence have been collected in the case of alleged rapist pastor Nkosingiphile Allen Zwane as police continue their...

MPs pass amendment to reduce E200 tax penalty to E25

MBABANE –Members of Parliament (MPs) have successfully passed that the controversial E200 per-day penalty charged on companies for failure to comply to tax...

DPM’s GBV anger: How do you love, rape, kill women?

EZULWINI – Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla has condemned men who abuse and kill women, questioning how perpetrators can claim to love their...

Leaders urge calm after church murder shock

MBABANE – Community leaders from Zombodze Umphakatsi have appealed to residents not to target the family of the man accused of murdering four...

Local trucks must come first in next Railways tender – PAC

LOBAMBA – Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on Eswatini Railways (ESR) to ensure that local trucking companies are given priority in the...

Technical experts in three ministries hit jackpot

MBABANE – Civil servants, who are technical experts in three ministries will smile all the way to the bank in a fortnight as...

Chinese national with fake Eswatini ID pleads guilty

MBABANE  - A 47-year-old Chinese national, who was arrested for producing a fraudulent Eswatini national ID card, claiming he was born in 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...