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School with everything but pupils
BETHLEHEM – In an era where most public schools in Eswatini are buckling under the pressure of overcrowded classrooms and overstretched resources, Bethlehem...
Textile sector on brink as costs surge, orders shrink
MATSAPHA – The textile and apparel industry is warning of imminent retrenchments as operating costs spiral beyond sustainability.This sector employs more than 22...
Court refuses to stop 101-year-old polygamous man’s funeral
MBABANE – The High Court has dismissed an urgent application seeking to halt the funeral of a 101-year-old man, whose burial became the...
King calls nation to 40 days of fasting
LOBAMBA – His Majesty the King has called upon the nation to 40 days of fasting, marking a significant moment of spiritual renewal...
Tariff hike: EmaSwati helping Eskom raise E54.7bn
MBABANE – As some emaSwati wholly blame EEC for energy hikes, the truth is that they will pay more to correct mistakes committed...
Dangerous dam emerges near homes
LOMAHASHA - A dam has just emerged!For years until three weeks back, it was simply a dusty playground where young boys gathered every...
Warders claim EFF Eswatini member refuses to bath
MBABANE – Economic Freedom Fighters Eswatini member Siphosethu Malinga, who was arrested for alleged terrorism in March 2023, claims warders assaulted him for...
Electricity hike: Schools billed as businesses
MBABANE – Across Eswatini, the first school period begins around 7:30am.Inside one of the schools around the Hhohho Region, squints at a chalkboard...
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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...
