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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...
Govt to enforce 80% local content in construction
MBABANE – Government wants 80 per cent of construction materials used in public projects to be sourced locally to create jobs and keep...
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...
Government within rights to probe TLC – PM
MBABANE – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini says government is within its rights to investigate The Luke Commission (TLC) following serious allegations raised...
TUCOSWA, NUM warn of danger in Eskom restructuring
MBABANE – The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa and the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) have expressed fears over...
Swaziland Milling sued over E745k security debt
Mbabane – Budget Security Services (Pty) Ltd, trading as Stallion VIP, has taken Swaziland Milling (Pty) Ltd to the High Court, claiming E745...
Fuel ‘cushion’ fund may last 6 months
EZULWINI – Government spent an average of E147 million in June to keep fuel costs low for emaSwati after the Strait of Hormuz...
HIV spike threatens 2030 target
MANZINI – Eswatini recorded about 4 220 new HIV infections in 2024, an increase from approximately 4 000 cases in the previous impact...
Uniform posts expose pupils to predators
MBABANE – More than 12 000 pupils posting pictures of themselves in school uniform online have triggered fears that innocent school trends could...
Probe politicians housing gambling syndicate – senators tell PM
LOBAMBA – The Prime Minister (PM) Russell Mmiso Dlamini has been called to investigate if there are politicians who are housing foreign nationals...
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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...
