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E298 million for EEC employees
MBABANE – Over the past two years, the Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) has spent E806 million on administrative costs.In the 2025 financial year,...
MTN Eswatini seeks to enforce arbitration award against EEC
MBABANE – MTN Eswatini Limited has filed an urgent application with the High Court of Eswatini seeking to enforce an arbitration award dismissing...
E1 000 to smuggle human remains to Eswatini
MBABANE – In the deep quiet of the country’s rural borderland, a transaction is made not in daylight, but under the cover of...
More rains in next four months
MBABANE- The kingdom should brace itself for more rains over the next four months, a seasonal forecast released yesterday by SARCOF-32 has warned....
More arrests, no convictions in ‘facata’ scams
MBABANE – It is 9pm and Gogo Thoko’s phone rings.The man on the other end of the line says he is Dr Musa...
Eswatini investor supports USA’s coal approach
MBABANE –While the South African High Court declared government plans for 1 500MW of new coal-fired power ‘unlawful and invalid’, an Eswatini coal...
Illegal mining: Zim, SA men charged, arrested
PIGG’S PEAK – The police operation targeting illegal mining activities in Pigg’s Peak on Wednesday resulted in the arrest of two Zimbabweans and...
Church leaders warned: You are servants, not gods
MANZINI – Church leaders have been warned to assume their positions as servants of God and not be puffed up like gods.The advice...
Head teachers face criminal charges over top-up fees
MBABANE – The Ministry of Education and Training has warned that head teachers who turn away pupils or demand top-up fees under the...
Mazombizwe High in turmoil as disgruntled parents stage walkout
MAZOMBIZWE - Chaos erupted at Mazombizwe High School yesterday as disgruntled parents staged a dramatic walkout during a high-stakes meeting. The exodus was...
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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...
