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Claims of security guard earning E30k salary

LOBAMBA – Allegations that an RSTP security guard earns E30 000 and a cleaner E15 000 monthly surfaced before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee...

Central Bank exposes old coins scam

MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has uncovered a coin purchase scam in which fraudsters posing as bank officials are targeting...

NDRMA urges nation to prepare for possible drought

MBABANE – The NDRMA has warned the public to prepare for a possible El Niño-induced drought.The National Disaster Risk Management Authority (NDRMA) has...

PM warns climate crisis is already disrupting lives in Eswatini

MBABANE – Prime Minister (PM) Russell Dlamini says climate change is no longer a future threat but a present-day crisis affecting livelihoods, food...

Claims of town CEO spending E5 million on trips

LOBAMBA – Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Appolo Maphalala has promised to investigate claims that there is a town clerk who spends...

Third fuel hike in 8 weeks, petrol hits E26.17

MBABANE – Motorists will pay more at the pump again from tomorrow, marking Eswatini’s third fuel price adjustment in just eight weeks.Principal secretary...

TikTok opens monetisation door for Eswatini

EZULWINI – Eswatini content creators can now officially earn money through TikTok after government secured access to the platform’s monetisation features available in...

Ministry conducting analysis following E1m overtime claims

MBABANE - The Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs is conducting an analysis to address what has been viewed as expensive overtime claims...

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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...