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Eswatini exporting jobs, losing E1.1bn annually
MATSAPHA - Minister for Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka says the country’s failure to produce enough maize and beans means it is exporting jobs and...
Children in night care: The hidden crisis
MBABANE – It is common sense that when parents leave for work, they leave their minor children in daycare centres but, what if...
MPs benchmark Ghana’s crime-fighting systems
MBABANE – A nine-member delegation of Eswatini Members of Parliament and senior government officials is on a working visit to the Economic and...
Electricity tariff rise to ease – EEC
MBABANE – In the next few years, the Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) anticipates that electricity tariff escalation will ease following the granting of...
We’ve no record of Matlala invite – King’s Office
MBABANE – The King’s Office has dismissed claims by South African entrepreneur Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala that he was invited to the King’s Birthday...
Call for mandatory licence revocation
MBABANE – Reinstated Road Safety Council Chairperson Dr Fortunate Shabalala has called for the introduction of mandatory licence revocation for serious traffic offenders.The...
Matlala ID saga: Home Affairs officer Nonhlanhla arrested
MBABANE – Suspended Home Affairs officer Nonhlanhla Malambe has been arrested in connection with the unlawful issuance of an Eswatini ID to South...
EPTC ‘defies’ Parliament, retrenches 31 employees
MBABANE - Much against a resolution adopted by Parliament, the retrenchment process at the Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EPTC) is now being...
Eswatini financial system remains vulnerable – EFIC
MBABANE – Eswatini’s financial system will remain at risk of criminal infiltration unless the country’s audit profession intensifies its vigilance in detecting fraud...
3.05% CoLA for striking UNESWA staff
MANZINI - The University of Eswatini (UNESWA) workers will smile all the way to the bank in December as they will get bumper...
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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...
