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Status Capital investors oppose liquidation
EZULWINI – Status Capital Building Society members have taken a resolution to oppose the order placing the entity under provisional liquidation. The members...
January blues fuel growing online gambling culture
MBABANE – Recent observations in public spaces point to a growing culture of online gambling as a coping mechanism for the January financial...
Schools rain damage: Contractors given 1 week to renovate
MBABANE – Torrential rains that have lashed several parts of the country in recent weeks have forced the Ministry of Education and Training...
US House of Representatives passes 3-year AGOA extension
MBABANE – This is excellent news!Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo said this in reaction to the news that the United...
SANU imposes ‘no work, no pay’ as strikes disrupt exams
MBABANE – The Southern Africa Nazarene University (SANU) has warned staff that salaries will be withheld unless employees register daily and demonstrate full...
2 more arrested in E1.4m tender scam syndicate
MANZINI – Police have arrested two more men linked to the syndicate accused of defrauding members of the public through promises of non-existent...
Eswatini loses FMD merit status in EU markets
MBABANE – Eswatini has officially lost its long-standing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) merit status with European markets.This is due to the country’s proposed nationwide...
SACU windfall: Government to focus on stabilising public finances
MBABANE – Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg says government has entered the year with a clear focus on stabilising public finances, driving economic...
Broken border fence undermines government’s FMD vaccination drive
MBABANE – Government’s nationwide mass vaccination of cattle against FMD risks being undermined by the continued deterioration of the border fence separating Eswatini...
Another price hike to push consumers beyond survival point
MBABANE – As EEC seeks a 20.67 per cent hike to avoid insolvency, debt-ridden households warn that another price increase will push them...
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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...
