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Cops hunt Zim kingpin in illegal mining crackdown

PIGG’S PEAK – Police are searching for a Zimbabwean national believed to be the mastermind behind the organised unlawful mining of gold.The Royal...

Public transport operators calling for hike in fares

MANZINI – Public transport operators are calling for an increase in bus fares, but consumers say life is already unbearable.Consumers were reacting to...

Ramaphosa’s SONA highlights shared struggles, solutions for Eswatini

MBABANE – As South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) recently, his message resonated far beyond the...

Shift from activity to impact – premier challenges Cabinet

MBABANE – Prime Minister (PM) Russell Dlamini has challenged Cabinet to move beyond policies, plans and paperwork.The PM went on to declare that...

No cash to send excess workers home, EVERS halted

MBABANE – Government is stuck with its 43 959 bloated civil service because it cannot raise E1.3 billion to send excess workers home.This...

Probe into fraudulent court orders: 5 clerks arrested

MBABANE – When reports first emerged about fraudulent court documents and missing files, the Judiciary vowed to leave no stone unturned in rooting...

King close to breaking Africa’s leadership record

MBABANE – His Majesty King Mswati III is on the verge of breaking Africa’s leadership record.In terms of leadership duration, His Majesty now...

Valentine’s Day stabbing over E1 500

MANJENGENI – Police are hunting a man who allegedly stabbed his 22-year-old girlfriend to death on Valentine’s Day over E1 500 he claimed...

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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...

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...

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...

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...