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It is time for first female UN SG – Minister Pholile

MBABANE - Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Pholile Shakantu, has called for greater gender balance within the United Nations system, declaring...

OACPS-EU meetings fully book hotels

MBABANE – Eswatini has officially entered the lucrative Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism market, with the opening of the Ezulwini Palazzo...

Fire guts ministry building, destroys E5 million property

MBABANE – Operations at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade were yesterday disrupted after a fire suspected to have been caused by...

Govt condemns paid extra lessons

MBABANE – The Ministry of Education and Training has strongly warned teachers following reports that some learners are being made to pay for...

Eswatini pushes migration reforms

MBABANE – Eswatini has outlined migration reforms in New York, linking mobility to development amid rising climate and economic pressures.Minister for Home Affairs...

Samoa Agreement ratification takes centre stage

EZULWINI – The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) is confident that Eswatini and many other African States will ratify the...

Bucopho disappears, wife illegally withdraws salary from govt

MBABANE-A woman who continued to withdraw a salary that was illegally paid to her husband who disappeared from work has been made to...

Illegal online gambling case: EmaSwati workers reveal scripted lies behind scheme

MBABANE – “We were told to tell customers their money would come, even when it had not been paid.”This is the shocking disclosure...

Ezulwini Palazzo hosts 1st conference, over 500 delegates

EZULWINI – Over 500 delegates from different countries will be part of the first conference to be held at the newly-opened Ezulwini Palazzo...

Consumers bracing for fresh wave of rising costs

MBABANE – Consumers are bracing for a fresh wave of rising living costs after government announced steep fuel price increases, as transport operators...

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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...