Courts
SA court rejects plea deal for alleged crime boss linked to Eswatini ID
MBABANE – Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, who reportedly holds an Eswatini national identity document, faces a longer prison term after a...
Matlala plea deal rejected, matter postponed
Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's plea deal hung by a thread on Wednesday, after a Pretoria magistrate rejected the eight-year sentence he...
SA woman pin-pointed as ‘kingpin’ in heist ring
PIGG’S PEAK – A 41-year-old South African woman is alleged to be the central figure and kingpin behind a criminal ring that orchestrated...
Deported Brazilians seek return of State-seized property
MBABANE – Sixteen Brazilian nationals have approached the High Court seeking the release of their personal belongings, which were preserved under the Prevention...
Convicted foreign nationals offer to fund own deportation flights.
MBABANE – To fast-track the deportation process to their home countries, a second group of convicted foreign nationals has offered to facilitate the...
EMCU takes PM, commission to court over legality of enquiry
MBABANE – The EMCU has rushed to the High Court seeking an urgent order to stop the Prime Minister, Russell Dlamini, from proceeding...
Nash’s widow takes master to court over E2.3m estate
MBABANE – The wife of the late Bishop John Nash Shongwe has approached the High Court seeking an order compelling the master of...
Eswatini Nation Land sale syndicate exposed
MBABANE – A syndicate allegedly behind the illegal sale of Eswatini Nation Land has been exposed.Investigators found that the network operated for about...
Security firm loses NDRMA contract over stolen rice
MBABANE – A security firm, whose contract was terminated by the then NDRMA after rice was stolen in its warehouse, has lost its...
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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...
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...
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...
