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Are Zimbabweans really ‘huffing, puffing’?

One of the most enduring lessons in politics is that legality and legitimacy are not always the same thing. A government may act...

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Politicians admitting failure, what a ‘wow’!

In a political world where excuses often outlive accountability, the resignation of Equatorial Guinea’s entire government after failing to meet its targets has...

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Wounds Dollars, Euros cannot heal

More than 200 years after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, the question of reparations continues to stir intense debate across continents.Last...

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Foreigners become SA’s new Zuma

“There is nothing new under the sun.” Those timeless words, found in Ecclesiastes 1:9, may have been written thousands of years ago, though...

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Government debt is not private debt

The unfolding debt crisis in Senegal has become one of Africa’s most closely watched financial stories. What began as a routine change of...

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Another year, another grand plan (& grand tenders)

Africa has never suffered from a shortage of grand plans. From highways stretching across borders to industrial parks promising thousands of jobs, the...

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Hantavirus panic must not replace critical thinking

As headlines around the world begin carrying reports about hantavirus infections, many people are once again reacting with fear before facts. Social media...

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Phala Phala tests both South Africa, Africa

South Africa’s Constitutional Court has once again placed the continent’s democratic institutions under scrutiny following its latest ruling on President Cyril Ramaphosa and...

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Power outlives justice in Mugabe deportation

Justice is often portrayed as blind - impartial, consistent and untouched by status. In principle, the law should apply equally, whether one is...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...