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Masta 900 ban delay costs lives

MANZINI – Despite government promises to phase out the lethal pesticide Masta 900, some emaSwati continue to abuse the chemical.The Ministry of Agriculture...

29 operational challenges hit ministries

MBABANE – Govern­ment ministries and de­partments are facing 29 operational challenges affecting service deliv­ery across key sectors, according to official in­formation compiled from...

Foreign gambling suspects face up to 10-year jail term

MBABANE – The dozens of foreign nationals arrested in connection with illegal online gambling could face up to 10 years in prison if...

King receives over E18 million and over 250 cattle in tetfulo

LOZITHA – His Majesty King Mswati III receives a massive outpouring of love and loyalty as the nation presents E18 230 836 in...

Govt receives E1.5bn for strategic fuel reserve

MBABANE – The EXIM Bank of Taiwan has lived up to its promise to assist Eswatini in constructing the Strategic Oil Reserve Facility...

Council, eBet dismiss E2 million bribery allegations

MBABANE – The Mbabane Municipal Council and eBet CEO Bonginkhosi Lukhele have dismissed allegations of a E2 million bribery scandal involving Minister Jane...

SWADEPA faces fraud claims in Denmark

MBABANE – The Swazi Democratic Party (SWADEPA) is facing possible legal action in Denmark.This was after a forensic audit revealed that hundreds of...

Aluminium poisoning: How safe are school feeding schemes

MBABANE – Is your child’s food helping them grow or killing them slowly?Thousands of children in Eswatini’s primary schools may be consuming toxic...

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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...