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Officers bribed to process suppliers’ payments-MP

LOBAMBA-Allegations that some officers from the Treasury Department demand bribes from suppliers in exchange for faster payments surfaced before the Public Accounts Committee...

Some MPs question proposed E50 daily tax penalty, call for E25 cap

LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have questioned the proposed E50-per-day penalty for tax non-compliance, arguing that it could place an unfair...

Cabinet approved EMCU Commission of Inquiry – PM

MBABANE – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini says Cabinet approved the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry into the affairs of the Eswatini...

Church, mother, wife apologise to nation

MFABANTFU – The mother and wife of the pastor who allegedly killed four women and dumped their bodies near his church have apologised...

Compulsory DNA testing could trigger divorces, MPs warn

LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have warned that making DNA testing compulsory before the issuance of birth certificates could lead to...

68 detained foreigners demand release of withheld passports

MBABANE – Sixty-eight foreign nationals awaiting deportation have run to the High Court seeking an order compelling the police to release their passports.They...

SA court rejects plea deal for alleged crime boss linked to Eswatini ID

MBABANE – Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, who reportedly holds an Eswatini national identity document, faces a longer prison term after a...

SA woman pin-pointed as ‘kingpin’ in heist ring

PIGG’S PEAK – A 41-year-old South African woman is alleged to be the central figure and kingpin behind a criminal ring that orchestrated...

Compulsory DNA testing expensive, unSwati – MPs

LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) and Cabinet ministers have listed legal, financial, cultural and ethical concerns among the reasons they feel...

Murder-accused pastor: I killed women inside church

MANZINI – The pastor accused of raping and murdering four women revealed that he killed them inside the church where he preached before...

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MBABANE – Eswatini's fastest lady Bongiwe 'Smolly' Mahlalela has been crowned Sportswoman of the Year at the prestigious Tshwane University of Technology Sports...

Butsegetsege set to light up Eswatini for Kagogo Weekend

MBABANE — Excitement has reached a fever pitch across the kingdom as viral cultural sensation Mavusane Cyzweh, widely known as Butsegetsege, officially confirms...

Royal Swazi Reopening in sight

MBABANE- What has seemed like an eternity, the Royal Swazi Hotel could finally be opening its doors before the end of the year....