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Compulsory DNA testing expensive, unSwati – MPs
LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) and Cabinet ministers have listed legal, financial, cultural and ethical concerns among the reasons they feel...
Murder-accused pastor: I killed women inside church
MANZINI – The pastor accused of raping and murdering four women revealed that he killed them inside the church where he preached before...
Deported Brazilians seek return of State-seized property
MBABANE – Sixteen Brazilian nationals have approached the High Court seeking the release of their personal belongings, which were preserved under the Prevention...
PAC branded ineffective, likened to a scarecrow
LOBAMBA – Despite tabling voluminous reports every financial year, the PAC came under fire yesterday, with MPs arguing that it has failed to...
Rapist pastor arrested, leads cops to 4 corpses
MATSAPHA – A church leader has been arrested after leading police to a shallow ditch where decomposing bodies of four women were discovered...
SACU agrees to establish E5 billion development fund
MANZINI – Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Heads of State and Government have agreed to establish an E5 billion Regional Development Fund aimed...
King applauds South Africans for hospitality to emaSwati
CAPE TOWN, SA — His Majesty King Mswati III has commended the South African people for their historic hospitality towards the people of...
Bus rank relocation cripples second-hand traders
MANZINI – Second-hand clothing traders (dobha phasi) say Manzini’s ongoing bus rank reorganisation is pushing their businesses to the brink, with many now...
Minister raises serious concerns about local participation
MBABANE – Prince Lonkhokhela, the Minister for Natural Resources and Energy, raised serious concerns about local participation in the Strategic Oil Reserve Facility...
SACU vows to shield members from geopolitical fallouts
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) will now protect member States from political spillovers that could disrupt regional trade...
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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...
