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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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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...