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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...
Eswatini Chair of UN Peace, Security Council for March
ADDIS ABABA-The Kingdom of Eswatini will take over the stewardship as Chair of the African Union Peace and Security Council in March.This was...
Standard Bank burgled 3 days after EswatiniBank heist
MANZINI – Three days after the EswatiniBank heist, Standard Bank has been broken into.Both incidents happened in Manzini. At EswatiniBank, an estimated sum...
12th Mahamba Gorge Hiking expedition on March 29
NHLANGANO - The Minister for Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Jane Simelane, has officially launched the 12th edition of the Mahamba Gorge Hiking expedition,...
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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...
