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Deported Brazilians seek return of State-seized property

MBABANE – Sixteen Brazilian nationals have approached the High Court seeking the release of their personal belongings, which were preserved under the Prevention...

PAC branded ineffective, likened to a scarecrow

LOBAMBA – Despite tabling voluminous reports every financial year, the PAC came under fire yesterday, with MPs arguing that it has failed to...

Rapist pastor arrested, leads cops to 4 corpses

MATSAPHA – A church leader has been arrested after leading police to a shallow ditch where decomposing bodies of four women were discovered...

SACU agrees to establish E5 billion development fund

MANZINI – Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Heads of State and Government have agreed to establish an E5 billion Regional Development Fund aimed...

King applauds South Africans for hospitality to emaSwati

CAPE TOWN, SA — His Majesty King Mswati III has commended the South African people for their historic hospitality towards the people of...

Bus rank relocation cripples second-hand traders

MANZINI – Second-hand clothing traders (dobha phasi) say Manzini’s ongoing bus rank reorganisation is pushing their businesses to the brink, with many now...

Minister raises serious concerns about local participation

MBABANE – Prince Lonkhokhela, the Minister for Natural Resources and Energy, raised serious concerns about local participation in the Strategic Oil Reserve Facility...

SACU vows to shield members from geopolitical fallouts

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) will now protect member States from political spillovers that could disrupt regional trade...

Works, EWADE lead foreign tender awards

MBABANE – EWADE and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport are leaders in channelling mega-tenders to foreign companies, the Times SUNDAY has...

Convicted foreign nationals offer to fund own deportation flights.

MBABANE – To fast-track the deportation process to their home countries, a second group of convicted foreign nationals has offered to facilitate the...

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BY MBONGISENI NDZIMANDZE AND KWANELE DLAMINI MBABANE – Investigations into the alleged fraud committed at FNB Eswatini have uncovered a syndicate involving businessmen,...

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Eswatini’s fastest lady honoured at TUT sports awards

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

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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....