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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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‘Cat’ Matlala ID saga: Home Affairs official dismissed
MBABANE – Nonhlanhla Malambe, the Home Affairs official found guilty over the issuance of Eswatini national documents to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, has been...
MaMkhize absent as Eswatini team suffer 2nd defeat
NHLANGANO – Mbabane Highlanders AM suffered another painful defeat without President Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize in the stands, as Nsingizini Hotspurs edged them 1-0...
Ex-magistrate, another allegedly disobey court orders
MBABANE – Jail time has been sought for former Magistrate Dumisani Magagula and an individual with whom he is alleged to have disobeyed...
10-litre container of drugs allegedly found with clinic guard
VUVULANE – Community members reportedly recovered a 10-litre container of medication from a security guard at Vuvulane Rural Clinic, raising concerns of theft....
Mpaka centre grapples with refugee influx
MPAKA – Malindza Refugee Reception Centre is grappling with rising arrivals from several African countries. In the past two weeks alone, 18 foreigners...
