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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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Customary marriages declared in community of property

MBABANE – The High Court has declared the long-standing practice of treating marriages under Eswatini Law and Custom as being out of community...

Inyatsi Construction building foundations of First World future

For more than four decades, Eswatini has witnessed one of the most significant periods of infrastructure development in its history. Under the leadership...

No more USA Visa processing in Eswatini

MBABANE – In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting...

King moves to save Ncangosini residents from eviction

KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...

Each MP set for E1m handshake

MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...