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Woman in E2m church funds case: House to be auction

MBABANE – A house situated on Eswatini Nation Land at Mantsholo, together with other immovable and movable property linked to former STANLIB broker...

Civil servants’ annual hikes put on hold

MBABANE – Civil servants are hysterical as government proposes to suspend their annual increment (notching) pending the completion of the salary review implementation....

AEC dispute halts Mbuluzi School Committee elections

MBABANE - The ongoing dispute at Africa Evangelical Church (AEC), Mbuluzi Branch, has resulted in the cancellation of a parents’ meeting intended to...

Suspended ACC investigator challenges employment of senior officer

MBABANE – Bonginkhosi Dlamini, the suspended investigator of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has challenged the employment of one of the entity’s senior officers.This...

Roads riddled with potholes despite E1.3 billion roads levy

MBABANE – Consumers are to shoulder the burden of higher costs in public transport even though the Roads Authority has collected E1.3 billion...

Bigger court sought for 140 foreign gambling suspects trial

MBABANE  –  A plan is underway to secure a larger venue for the trial of approximately 140 foreign nationals arrested for alleged illegal...

Before Bulembu gravel tarred, E45 million gone

MBABANE - Government has already spent E28 033 000 on the Bulembu-Pigg’s Peak-Magoga Road project as of March 31, 2025.It is also expected...

ESERA rejects ENPC’s fuel licence

MBABANE – It appears to be a case of regulator versus government enterprise.The Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA) has declined an application by...

Neglected government houses used by bunking pupils, thieves

MAFUCULA - Residents from Mafucula community have raised concerns over the growing impact of abandoned government houses on learner behaviour and academic performance...

MPs back convention to curb illegal cash transfers

EZULWINI – Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed strong support for the urgent ratification of an international convention aimed at curbing illegal financial...

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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...