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Serious infighting abruptly stops TUCOSWA’s congress
MANZINI – Serious infighting within the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) led to the abrupt closure of the union’s 4th Quadrennial Congress...
Move to block some delegates from TUCOSWA congress
MBABANE – A group of leaders from SAPWU has approached the Industrial Court to block the participation of certain delegates in the TUCOSWA...
Senate president challenges minister
LOBAMBA – Will the conversion of the Central Medical Stores (CMS) into Eswatini Medical Supplies Agency (EMSA) bring the much-needed reforms in the...
Families plead for detained foreigners’ return home
MBABANE – Families of foreign nationals arrested in Eswatini are pleading with authorities to repatriate their relatives as the number of detainees rises...
Eswatini tourism arrivals surge 16.3%
MBABANE- Eswatini recorded a 16.3 per cent increase in international visitor arrivals in February 2026, signalling strong recovery momentum in the tourism sector...
Illegal Online gambling crackdown: Police raid eMfuleni Lifestyle, Madlenya House
MBABANE – Police have intensified their crackdown on illegal gambling operations, conducting coordinated raids at eMfuleni Lifestyle in Ezulwini and the Madlenya Building...
Eswatini needs SA’s Mkhwanazi, ACC courts – Prince Simelane
LOBAMBA – Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Prince Simelane has expressed deep concern over rising corruption in Eswatini.The minister called for urgent...
King opens E200m Hlane Hotel
HLANE – His Majesty King Mswati III officially opened the Hlane Royal Hotel yesterday. During the ceremony, His Majesty also performed a sod-cutting...
A list of foreign nationals charged in illegal gambling crackdown
MBABANE-Following a series of high-profile raids across Mbabane and surrounding areas, the Royal Eswatini Police Service has dismantled a "pig-butchering" syndicate involving foreign...
No bloodshed – Bishop Mkhatjwa warns
MANZINI – Bishop Mandla Mike Mkhatjwa has issued a stern warning against violence within the Enkhosini Apostolic Church in Zion, following a protracted...
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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...
