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Is AI overhyped? UNESWA lecturer cautions Eswatini
MBABANE - UNESWA lecturer Wiseman Nyembe has cautioned that artificial intelligence (AI) still has significant limitations.UNESWA is an acronym for University of Eswatini....
REPS owes government over E100m after court losses
MBABANE – The Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) is grappling with a debt of more than E100 million owed to government, largely arising...
Rejected ex-convicts driving prison escapes, HMCS reveals
MANZINI – A worrying trend emerging from correctional facilities suggests that some inmates are not breaking out of prison in pursuit of freedom,...
Man throws himself on grave spikes, dies
HEREFORDS – A 33-year-old man died after he allegedly threw himself onto a sharp metal enclosure surrounding a grave in an apparent act...
Cabinet resolves to prioritise local contractors in major govt projects
SITHOBELA – Prime Minister Russell Dlamini says Cabinet has resolved that emaSwati contractors should be given priority in the implementation of major government...
Court orders release of 68 detained foreigners’ passports
MBABANE - The High Court of Eswatini has ordered the immediate release of passports belonging to 68 foreign nationals currently awaiting deportation at...
Officers bribed to process suppliers’ payments-MP
LOBAMBA-Allegations that some officers from the Treasury Department demand bribes from suppliers in exchange for faster payments surfaced before the Public Accounts Committee...
Some MPs question proposed E50 daily tax penalty, call for E25 cap
LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have questioned the proposed E50-per-day penalty for tax non-compliance, arguing that it could place an unfair...
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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...
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...
Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance
LOBAMBA – After being implicated in the delivery of medical drugs that were later recalled, prominent pharmaceutical supplier Swazipharm has reaffirmed its commitment...
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...
