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PAC accused of ‘compromising’ probes

LOBAMBA – Acting Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Maphevu Mkhatjwa, rubbed members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) the wrong way yesterday.This was...

Jilted man hacks ex, suicide fails

MBABANE – It was a scene of utter horror born of a spurned lover’s rage. Enraged by the finality of their severed romance,...

Two rapists walk free

MBABANE – Two men convicted of statutory rape have each been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, wholly suspended for 10 years, in a...

King hails emaSwati for supporting vision

MBANGWENI - His Majesty King Mswati III has expressed pride in the work of realism by emaSwati, which has attracted the attention of...

Gender equality not charity – Zimbabwe minister

EZULWINI – Zimbabwe’s Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Monica Mutsvangwa, has called for greater inclusion of women across...

Africa-EU agree on 84 paragraphs to improve lives

EZULWINI – History was made when the OACPS-EU agreed on 84 paragraphs to improve livelihoods of millions of people in the continent of...

Cattle farmers deprived of E700k Sisa proceeds

LOBAMBA – About E743 161.02 meant for cattle farmers as proceeds is lying idle as government is having a challenge in identifying most...

Court dismisses NAPSAWU challenge over chief Fire officer

MBABANE – The Industrial Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by NAPSAWU challenging the appointment of Chief Fire Officer Luke Lushaba.The court...

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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...

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...

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...