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Deported Brazilians seek return of State-seized property

MBABANE – Sixteen Brazilian nationals have approached the High Court seeking the release of their personal belongings, which were preserved under the Prevention...

PAC branded ineffective, likened to a scarecrow

LOBAMBA – Despite tabling voluminous reports every financial year, the PAC came under fire yesterday, with MPs arguing that it has failed to...

Rapist pastor arrested, leads cops to 4 corpses

MATSAPHA – A church leader has been arrested after leading police to a shallow ditch where decomposing bodies of four women were discovered...

SACU agrees to establish E5 billion development fund

MANZINI – Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Heads of State and Government have agreed to establish an E5 billion Regional Development Fund aimed...

King applauds South Africans for hospitality to emaSwati

CAPE TOWN, SA — His Majesty King Mswati III has commended the South African people for their historic hospitality towards the people of...

Bus rank relocation cripples second-hand traders

MANZINI – Second-hand clothing traders (dobha phasi) say Manzini’s ongoing bus rank reorganisation is pushing their businesses to the brink, with many now...

Minister raises serious concerns about local participation

MBABANE – Prince Lonkhokhela, the Minister for Natural Resources and Energy, raised serious concerns about local participation in the Strategic Oil Reserve Facility...

SACU vows to shield members from geopolitical fallouts

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) will now protect member States from political spillovers that could disrupt regional trade...

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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue

MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...

Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals

MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...

DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget

MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...

Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance

LOBAMBA – After being implicated in the delivery of medical drugs that were later recalled, prominent pharmaceutical supplier Swazipharm has reaffirmed its commitment...

Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout

MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...