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8 new SRH strategies to be rolled out nationwide

MBABANE - The Ministry of Health has launched eight new Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) strategic documents for nationwide implementation, strengthening service delivery...

Follow King’s directive, don’t hike electricity – MPs

MBABANE – Members of Parliament (MPs) have urged Cabinet to urgently review the recently approved electricity tariff hike, arguing that the increase contradicts...

Sin tax, fuel levy likely to increase

MBABANE – It is a wait- and-see situation!With excise duties on tobacco and alcohol expected to rise in line with inflation in neighbouring...

SA budget signals policy shifts for Eswatini ahead of Rijkenberg’s speech

MBABANE - South Africa’s 2026/27 Budget signals fiscal consolidation and infrastructure-led growth, developments likely to trickle into Eswatini’s revenue, trade and inflation outlook.South...

Two women leap from speeding car

NKOMAZI - Two women survived a terrifying ordeal when they jumped from a speeding vehicle that had allegedly developed brake failure.The incident happened...

Study on pads sparks outrage, health fears

MBABANE – A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa has sparked widespread outrage...

Wise Buhleni Lutsango improvise for Buganu Festival

MBABANE – The hailstorm that left untold destruction in its wake at Buhleni Town has not dampened the spirit of Lutsango.The Women Regiment...

CMS rolls out drug deliveries following King’s directive

MBABANE – The Central Medical Stores (CMS) has moved swiftly to distribute medicines to public health facilities across the country, beginning with the...

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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...