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Parents frustrated as most urban schools full

MBABANE – With the new academic year just days away, parents are still desperately searching for spaces for their children, while head teachers...

Eswatini on alert as Nestlé formula recall widens

MBABANE – EmaSwati parents can breathe a temporary sigh of relief following confirmation by the Ministry of Health that Eswatini is not currently...

Motshane wife murder: Dad found hanging

MOTSHANE – What began as a brutal domestic murder has now unfolded into a double tragedy for the couple’s three children. The children...

E30m for rehabilitation of 8 storm-damaged schools

HEREFORDS – Government, through the Ministry of Education and Training, has allocated approximately E30 million for the rehabilitation of eight schools in northern...

Parents cry foul over withholding of pupils’ symbols

MBABANE – The Ministry of Education and Training has been asked to intervene following complaints from parents who allege that some head teachers...

Crowds overflow despite cattle byre expansion

LUDZIDZINI – Even though the Ludzidzini Cattle byre was extensively extended, the throngs of emaSwati who attended the main day of Incwala Ceremony...

Schools urged to admit all pupils who passed

MBABANE – As festivities are over and the opening of schools draws closer, the Ministry of Education and Training has called on head...

Clinic Group breaks ground with advanced cardiothoracic care

MBABANE – In a monumental leap forward for the nation’s medical landscape, The Clinic Group has successfully concluded a high-intensity Cardiothoracic Clinic.This signals...

Status Capital operated as money-laundering scheme – FSRA

MBABANE — Investigations by FSRA have revealed that Status Capital Building Society was, in fact, operated as a pyramid and money-laundering scheme, rather...

Two die in head on collision

MFELAFUTSI – Two women died in a fatal head-on collision involving a VW Golf sedan and a passenger minibus on the MR3 freeway...

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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...