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Clampdown on informal daycare centres
MBABANE – Government is clamping down on informal daycare centres, following a surge in abuse, the spread of contagious diseases and deaths.A daycare...
Govt sets tight budget ceilings as ministries prepare for budget
MBABANE - Government has set strict budget ceilings for all ministries and departments in the upcoming 2026/27 national budget.This signals a year of...
Info leak: Financial intelligence manager arrested
MBABABE - An EFIC manager analyst has been arrested for allegedly disclosing confidential information to certain persons/ entities.Gcinekile Mavimbela was charged under the...
Estate directive: Widows, orphans suffer pay delays
MBABANE – The directive ordering the closure of all estate late accounts and the transfer of deceased persons’ monies to the Guardian’s Fund...
Sands, wife involved in car accident
MBABANE - Award-winning artist, Sandziso ‘Sands’ Matsebula and his wife, were involved in a car accident at Forbes Reef corner.The accident reportedly occurred...
Eswatini flagged in tax transparency shortcoming
Eswatini has been flagged as a country that needs to improve its legal framework to better align with global standards on tax transparency...
Illegal structures cost taxpayers, threaten jobs
NHLANGANO – The illegal construction of structures across the country is crippling the economy, costing taxpayers millions and blocking factory development that could...
ENPC flagged for overstocking of E3m gas cylinders
MBABANE – The Eswatini National Petroleum Company (ENPC) has been flagged for allegedly overstocking gas cylinders and regulators valued at around E3 million.This...
Minister Owen, MPs in Badplaas trip clash
MBABANE – From Cape Town to Badplaas!A visit by the Minister for Education and Training, Owen Nxumalo, to a farm in Badplaas, South...
CANGO director: Proposed ENPF pension model unsustainable
MBABANE – An economist who worked for the Ministry of Finance and the South African National Treasury has released an academic paper on...
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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...
