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ERS TCC policy cripples local businesses
MBABANE – A wave of frustration is sweeping through the business community, from small traders in Manzini’s markets to mid-sized companies in Mbabane’s...
Horror crash leaves one dead
SIPHOFANENI – One person has been confirmed dead following a horrific crash involving a flatbed truck at Siphofaneni Plaza yesterday afternoon.According to Assistant...
Minister shocked: Businessman sells donkey meat
MBABANE – There is a man who sells donkey meat.This is contrary to common taste as emaSwati either eat chicken or beef as...
Parents: Dagga-growing pupils force 2 head teachers to quit
MAPHALALENI – Imagine a school having three head teachers posted to it within the space of a single year.For the community surrounding Maphalaleni...
Chinese suspect charges now 14
MBABANE – A charge of money laundering will be added to the 57-year-old Chinese businessman who is wanted in his home country in...
Sebenta CEO charged with SODV
MANZINI – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sebenta National Institute, Thembinkhosi Cyprian Mamba, has been charged with two counts of Sexual Offences...
Ministers defend role in budget, dismiss interference claims
LOBAMBA – Cabinet ministers have come out strongly to defend their role in the national budget formulation process.This emerged yesterday during the debate...
Increase elderly grants, make secondary education free
LOBAMBA – Show ‘agape love’ to the elderly!This is a statement which was repeated countless times during the Budget Speech Debate which took...
25 stranded emaSwati repatriated from UAE
MBABANE – Government yesterday confirmed the successful repatriation of 25 emaSwati citizens from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of an ongoing...
China pleads: Do not grant him bail
MANZINI – Mainland Chinese authorities have formally pleaded with Eswatini not to release alleged financial crimes suspect Jin Houyun on bail.The Chinese authorities...
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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...
