Crime
'Facata' suspect faces 31 new charges
MANZINI – Sandile Bandzile Matsenjwa (33) is back in custody on 31 new counts, including fraud, cybercrime and money laundering, allegedly defrauding emaSwati...
Mercury trade on the rise amid illegal mining
MBABANE – The surge in illegal mining activities in the country has given birth to another criminal enterprise - the black market trade...
LiSwati (24) sentenced to 3 life terms in SA
MBABANE – A 24-year-old liSwati male has received three life terms in South Africa for raping his cousin.According to SA media reports on...
Interpol warns on rising sextortion, romance scams
MBABANE – Interpol has issued a warning that romance scams and digital sextortion have become highly profitable forms of cybercrime, often causing significant...
Cele links Mchunu to Matlala
CAPE TOWN - Former police minister Bheki Cele has implicated his successor, Senzo Mchunu, in allegedly having ties with controversial figure Vusumzi ‘Cat’...
Textile worker murder: Accused blames victim
MANZINI – The man who stabbed a textile worker in the neck has alleged that the deceased provoked the attack.Ayanda Buyani Dlamini (31)...
Mkhwanazi praised for exposing police rot
CAPE TOWN - A police investigator who spent two days testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has concluded his evidence by expressing...
Textile worker found dead with knife lodged in neck
MATSAPHA – A textile worker died tragically after being strangled and stabbed by her boyfriend, who left a knife lodged in her neck....
Two pupils allegedly assaulted by police officers during interrogation
PIGG’S PEAK – Two Form V pupils at Peak Central High sustained serious injuries allegedly after being severely assaulted by police officers during...
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Mountain homes face demolition
MBABANE – EmaSwati who were allocated land on hills and mountainous areas could soon see their homes demolished as the Land Management Board...
Bhunu Mall incident: Project manager not qualified engineer
MANZINI – The ongoing construction of the Bhunu Mall has brought to the fore critical questions surrounding statutory compliance. At the centre of...
Public transport fares could increase by 25%
LOBAMBA – Public transport fares could increase by up to 25 per cent under a proposed adjustment by the Ministry of Public Works...
RFM finance clerk charged for E133 754 fraud
MANZINI – A 50-year-old finance clerk employed by Raleigh Fitkin Memorial (RFM) Hospital has been charged with fraud after an internal audit uncovered...
Home Affairs Corruption: Cleaners fired for selling marriage certificates
MBABANE – Two Ministry of Home Affairs cleaners have been dismissed from the public service after admitting to soliciting money from the public....
