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Works, EWADE lead foreign tender awards
MBABANE – EWADE and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport are leaders in channelling mega-tenders to foreign companies, the Times SUNDAY has...
Convicted foreign nationals offer to fund own deportation flights.
MBABANE – To fast-track the deportation process to their home countries, a second group of convicted foreign nationals has offered to facilitate the...
King calls for unified SACU bloc to shield region from global shocks
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – His Majesty King Mswati III has issued a powerful call for a unified and deliberate joint approach to...
PM calls for 30% local participation
PHUZUMOYA – Prime Minister (PM) Russell Mmiso Dlamini has reiterated the need to ensure that the construction of the Strategic Oil Reserve Facility...
Conflict of interest is criminal in Eswatini
MBABANE - Conflict of interest is a criminal offence.In Eswatini, issues of conflict of interest have been raised but certain emaSwati seemingly appear...
Global Peace Index: Eswatini drops 5 places to 104th
MBABANE — Eswatini has slipped five places on the global stage, ranking 104th out of 163 nations in the newly released 2026 Global...
King departs for 9th SACU summit in Cape Town
MANZINI – His Majesty King Mswati III today left the country for the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit taking place in Cape...
Exclude public officers in ENPF Bill, PSPF tells Parliament
LOBAMBA – The Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) has reiterated its call for public officers to be excluded from proposed Eswatini National Pension...
Tswana men held with explosives
MBABANE – Police investigations into the arrest of two Botswana nationals found in possession of explosive detonators have widened after the court heard...
Eswatini’s job boom masks growing economic fragility
MBABANE -The addition of nearly 11 000 jobs between 2023 and 2025 may appear to be a positive development for Eswatini’s economy.Yet, beneath...
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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...
