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E111 000 stolen at gunpoint from TEBA office

MBABANE – Armed robbers reportedly escaped with E111 000 from The Employment Bureau for Africa (TEBA) office in Mbabane, leaving employees and clients...

E275m fuel processed via SMS without requisitions

MBABANE – The Office of the Auditor General has uncovered irregularities in the use of fuel by government departments.This is contained in AG...

Rape sentence suspended for support

SITEKI – A security guard who was initially sen­tenced to 12 years impris­onment for raping a child walked out of the Siteki Magistrates...

Song, fasting, tradition: When Ramadan meets Eswatini’s Buganu Ceremony

MBABANE – Colourful traditional attire, rhythmic song and the scent of fermented marula fruit fill the air each year as Eswatini gathers for...

Escaped suspect wanted for 30 housebreaking cases

MBABANE – The man who escaped from police custody is reportedly wanted in connection with 30 house­breaking and theft cases.Neliswa Mbutfo Mapitsane Malaza...

Over E24.4m govt equipment found lying idle

MBABANE – More than E24 431 010.03 worth of government-purchased equipment, uniforms and building materials has been found lying idle across several ministries.This is...

E1 million loan scheme fraud rocks Finance Ministry

MBABANE – A Government fund meant to safeguard public enterprises has allegedly been looted through forged signatures, fake companies and manipulated payments.A high-level...

Thousands of Lutsango celebrate culture at Buganu

BUHLENI – A breathtaking sea of red flooded the royal grounds, as thousands gathered for the first leg of the annual Buganu Ceremony...

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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue

MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...

Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals

MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...

E2bn Chinese fraud suspect fears death penalty

MBABANE – The Chinese national, Jin Houyun, who is suspected of involvement in pooling over E2 billion from thousands of investors in China...

DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget

MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...

Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout

MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...