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Marching to March

Eswatini’s assumption of the chair of the African Union Peace and Security Council for March places the kingdom at the centre of continental...

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Davos paradox, compromised actors

The annual gathering in Davos continues to present itself as a meeting of minds seeking answers to global crises, yet the irony remains...

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40 years in power

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni secured a seventh presidential term after official results depicted him winning 72 per cent of the vote. The outcome occurred...

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Tit for tat with Zambia, US

The United States’ delay of a proposed US$1.5 billion health funding package to Zambia while citing several factors that include a push for...

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Examine Venezuela’s history, not just about oil

Donald Trump jolted the world from its festive lull this past week with the ‘capture’ and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The...

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From billions to outcomes

The signing of a E4.1 billion memorandum of understanding between US Government and Eswatini Government on HIV response sits within a long record...

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‘God has entered the ring’

Patriotic Alliance Member of Parliament Ashley Sauls’s exchange with Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala during Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee’s unprecedented visit to a prison to...

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The powerful decide, the rest adjust

Discussions at G20 continue to shape economic conditions for countries that do not participate in the meetings, though depend on systems created and...

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Effective cooperation for SDGs

His Majesty’s view that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be achieved without cooperation from other nations brings to light the reality that...

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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...

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...

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...

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...