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PM applauds Senate unity, urges wider cooperation

EZULWINI – Prime Minister Russell Dlamini has commended senators for the unity and cooperation they continue to demonstrate, noting that such harmony is...

Agriculture minister’s 10 cattle hit by FMD

MBABANE – At least 10 cattle belonging to the Minister for Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka have tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in his...

Man dies after ‘strangulation by invisible forces’

NYAMANE - A mysterious incident has left the community of Nyamane gripped by fear and confusion after a 35-year-old man died shortly after...

Questions raised on ENPF-funded MPs’ trip to SA

MBABANE – Questions have been raised  about a  trip to South Africa taken by Ministry of Labour and Social Security Portfolio Committee members,...

SA smelter cuts threaten Eswatini coal jobs

MBABANE – As there is less tangible effort to protect local mines, more emaSwati are set to lose their jobs, in the anthracite...

Allow girls who can’t stop sex to use contraceptives – Mhlambanyatsi MP

MBABANE – A shocking youth crisis.Each year, at least 4 000 pupils fall pregnant and a considerable number of these are in rural areas...

Over E5m spent on obsolete typists, excess cleaners

MBABANE - The Kingdom of Eswatini’s long-standing struggle to manage its enormous civil service wage bill—estimated to consume approximately E16 billion annually—has once...

ENPC forensic audit reveals: E6m wasteful expenditure on non-existent joint venture

MBABANE – A payment of around E6 million effected based on an addendum that had not been legally concluded, is one of the...

Nsulutane residents on airport-controlled zone plead for relocation

NSULUTANE – For more than 15 years, the people of Nsulutane under Dvokodvweni Inkhundla have lived in a state of uncertainty, unable to...

African public services must rise together – Minister Mabulala

MATSAPHA – Minister for Public Service Mabulala Maseko says the Kingdom of Eswatini’s wish is to see African public services rise together to...

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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...