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ESERA to bring light to Bulimeni

MBABANE- Residents of Bulimeni, a remote community under Nkwene Inkhundla in the Shiselweni Region, are set to receive electricity for the first time...

Mother arrested for teenage daughter’s stabbing

MBABANE - A 39-year-old mother has been arrested for allegedly tying her 14-year-old daughter with a cable charger and stabbing her twice in...

Alpheous accepted Communication Analyst position – govt

MBABANE - Government says Alpheous Nxumalo was never formally placed into the government spokesperson role as initially understood.It has been revealed that Nxumalo,...

Police raid, close Chinese restaurant over mystery booze

MBABANE – A popular Chinese-owned restaurant in Mbabane has been shut down after a multi-agency raid uncovered large quantities of unlabelled high-alcohol liquor...

Bennett commends Minister Pholile over PM motion

MBABANE - Outspoken businessman, Walter Bennett, has praised Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Corporation, Pholile Shakantu for having raised what he has...

Online scheme promises ‘fortunes’ to emaSwati

MBABANE – A new online investment scheme promising unusually high returns has emerged in Eswatini and is rapidly attracting interest from hundreds of...

E17bn tenders: Bigger share demanded for locals

MBABANE – Business leaders and unemployed graduates have demanded greater local participation in public projects after foreign firms secured contracts worth more than...

Parly clerk urges pm, ministers to use public hospitals

MBABANE – Clerk to Parliament Benedict Xaba has challenged Prime Minister Russell Dlamini, Cabinet ministers, parliamentarians and senior government executives to lead by...

E147 million retirement savings unremitted

MBABANE - More than E147 million deducted from workers’ salaries for retirement savings remains unremitted, exposing employees to risk and revealing deep financial...

E17 billion tenders awarded to foreign firms

MBABANE – In recent months, the Kingdom of Eswatini has found itself at the centre of a contentious economic debate. Figures surfacing from...

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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...