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Lubombo SNAT branches clash over regional voting rights

MBABANE – There is a major disagreement within the Lubombo branches of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT). The Mhlume Branch is...

No liSwati should go hungry, King declares

NGABEZWENI – His Majesty King Mswati III has called on emaSwati to work tirelessly towards achieving food security, declaring that no citizen should...

Minister appoints terrorist group member

MBABANE – Did Minister for Public Works and Transport Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe breach the Suppression of Terrorism Act of 2008?This follows the minister’s...

SBS conversion on track, says CBE

MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini says the Swaziland Building Society (SBS) conversion remains on track while intervention measures at EswatiniBank are...

PAC slams ministry’s e4m overtime claims

LOBAMBA – The Ministry of Public Service has come under intense scrutiny from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over approximately E4 million spent...

Warning signs ignored before kids’ murder

LOMAHASHA – Long before the nation learnt of the deaths of Cedusizi (11) and Phumlile Shabangu (8), there were reportedly fears within the...

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...

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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...