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Zama zama abandons car with gold stones at roadblock
MBABANE – A red Mazda Demio, suspected of being used in illegal gold mining activities, has been seized following an order by the...
Farmers call for mass vaccination
MANZINI - Livestock farmers and butchery owners are calling upon government to roll out foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccinations across the country to stop...
Lawyer dumps passport theft suspect
This was the situation involving Delight Moyo when he failed to convince his lawyer to continue representing him. Moyo is a Zimbabwean national...
Siteki kombis standstill, operators protest over illegal stops
SITEKI – Public transport operations were brought to a standstill yesterday as kombi operators abandoned the official bus rank to protest against a...
MPs demand freeze on gambling licences
MBABANE – MPs have called for an immediate halt to the issuing of operating licences to gambling companies until the long-awaited Gaming Control...
Farmers demand cattle quarantine as FMD spreads
MBABANE – Anxiety is mounting among Mkhiweni farmers over the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, as they question why government neglects quarantining infected cattle.Residents...
‘Alpheous should present himself at Public Service’
MBABANE – The odds are that Alpheous Nxumalo will not receive his salary when civil servants get paid for December.Instead of an agreement...
Prosecutors run to court, cry foul over ‘unlawful demotion’
MBABANE – The first court challenge to emerge since the implementation of the recent civil servants’ salary review exercise has landed in the...
Some lawyers push back on allegations of cheating inmates
MBABANE – Lawyers are not taking lightly the accusations that they receive payments from inmates but fail to provide legal services. The allegations...
Court stops sale of Knox Nxumalo’s property
MBABANE – The High Court has interdicted the dissipation of any immovable property of the Trust established by the late senior Lawyer Knox...
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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...
