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Gulf tensions threaten Eswatini’s economic growth
MBABANE – Jobs, wages and everyday living costs for emaSwati are at risk, as Gulf tensions could slow economic growth by up to...
Home Affairs launches 20-year internal investigations
MBABANE – As police crack down on undocumented foreign nationals linked to illegal online gambling, the Ministry of Home Affairs has launched 20-year...
Family demands accountability for Silindile’s death
KABHEKINKHOSI – We demand justice!Those words, heavy with grief and sorrow, cut through the light cold early morning air at KaBhekinkhosi, under Luve...
Telecommunications Union AGM: Workers demand answers on delayed CoLA
MANZINI – Frustration is mounting among workers as delays in the implementation of a 3.05 per cent cost-of-living adjustment (CoLA) continue to drag...
Foreign online gambling crackdown: Prominent pastor speaks out
MBABANE – The prominent pastor who has been linked with the foreign nationals alleged to have been operating an illegal online gambling has...
Crime scene expert gives details of ATM bombing
MANZINI – The trial of three men accused of orchestrating a brazen automated teller machine (ATM) bombing at Mpaka took a detailed forensic...
Fuel shortages leave 812 pregnancy emergencies
MBABANE – For a pregnant woman, an emergency can be a matter of life and death, but imagine calling an ambulance and then,...
3 more illegal online gambling hubs uncovered, 51 foreigners arrested
MBABANE – The net is tightening!The pursuit against a suspected international online gambling and fraud syndicate widened yesterday after police uncovered three more...
Filling station supervisor stabbed by girlfriend
NHLANGANO – A Hlatikhulu Galp Filling Station supervisor is fighting for his life in hospital after he was allegedly stabbed multiple times by...
Tempers flare in Parliament over changes in budget
MBABANE – A heated debate erupted in the House of Assembly yesterday during the consideration and adoption of portfolio committee reports for various...
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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...
