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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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Police seize 58 illegal firearms, 509 rounds of ammunition

MBABANE – The Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) seized 58 illegal firearms and 509 live rounds of ammunition during the period between October...

Schools open as scheduled – PS

MBABANE –Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Training, Nanikie Mnisi, has affirmed that schools will reopen as scheduled in accordance with...

Mbuso Simelane accused of attempts to divert E10m public funds

MBABANE – The Eswatini Medical Christian University (EMCU) Council has alleged that the Chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the affairs of...

Bombing suspects wanted in Botswana for E1.5m cellphone theft

MBABANE – Botswana has filed an application seeking the provisional arrest of two nationals detained in Eswatini over an alleged P1 277 989.80...

Couple in POCA-seized property charged with E2.3 m theft

MBABANE – The businessman and his wife, whose property was seized by the State through proceedings under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act...