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Can government run a mining company?

MBABANE – With approximately 50 public enterprises and parastatals already under its wing, the Government of Eswatini faces a fresh economic debate over...

PM wants better customer experience in govt offices

EZULWINI – Prime Minister Russell Dlamini wants government offices to improve the way they serve members of the public, saying public service delivery...

3 ministries must account for youth unemployment

LOBAMBA – Three government ministries must account to the nation for the funds allocated towards youth empowerment and the fight against unemployment, Mbabane...

Sands judgment: E411 053 royalties spark SA court battle

MBABANE – A dispute over E411 053.80 in outstanding music royalties resulted in separate court proceedings in South Africa involving a company associated...

EmaSwati abroad lose 16.4% when sending money home

MBABANE – EmaSwati working abroad are losing 16.4 per cent of money sent home, a report has found. Remittances refer to money sent...

Eswatini to introduce National Customer Service Index

MBABANE – Eswatini is set to introduce a National Customer Service Index to measure service delivery standards and help businesses identify areas requiring...

ECOT, CIC join forces to address construction skills gaps

MANZINI – The Eswatini College of Technology (ECOT) has challenged industry to become an active partner in training graduates, warning that the mismatch...

Eswatini is under insured 

EZULWINI– Only about three per cent of Eswatini's population of approximately 1.2 million people are insured, a figure described as alarmingly low. This...

MP: Pastors have lost their mandate, causing divorces

LOBAMBA – Have men and women of the cloth lost their mandate, and could this be contributing to the rising number of divorce...

SEL gives back E600 000 to society

MBABANE - SWAZI Empowerment Limited (SEL) has donated E600 000 to three institutions, strengthening support for education infrastructure, vulnerable children and cancer care...

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MPs push for E1 500 elderly grant

MBABANE- Members of Parliament have renewed calls for an increase in the elderly grant, with some questioning progress in formulating regulations to guide...

Farmers urged to sell livestock as over 50 cattle die

NHLANGANO - Farmers in the Shiselweni Region have been urged to sell their livestock as over 50 cattle have died due to the ...

‘MaMkhize’ praises stars after crucial derby win

MBABANE- Following their 2–0 PLE Charity Cup play-off win over Mbabane Swallows, Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize urged Mbabane Highlanders AM to keep fighting for...

President hosts Team Eswatini to dinner in Dakar

DAKAR – Team Eswatini athletes received words of encouragement from the country's Olympic leadership during a special dinner hosted by the EOCGA President ...

Bullet found lodged in 8-yr-old girl’s foot

EKUPHELENI – An eight-year-old girl reportedly spent weeks with a pistol bullet lodged in her foot before a hospital scan exposed the shocking...