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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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Schools open as scheduled – PS

MBABANE –Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Training, Nanikie Mnisi, has affirmed that schools will reopen as scheduled in accordance with...

Mbuso Simelane accused of attempts to divert E10m public funds

MBABANE – The Eswatini Medical Christian University (EMCU) Council has alleged that the Chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the affairs of...

Couple in POCA-seized property charged with E2.3 m theft

MBABANE – The businessman and his wife, whose property was seized by the State through proceedings under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act...

Eemoh captures both young and old fans with EITF performance

MANZINI - Fans stole the spotlight at Mavuso Exhibition Centre on Day 7 of the Eswatini International Trade Fair (EITF) as vocalist Eemoh...

ESE unveils Kwakhanya 2030 capital markets strategy

MANZINI - The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) has unveiled an ambitious new corporate strategy, Kwakhanya 2030 The strategy seeks to reposition the bourse...