Crime
Rapist pastor arrested, leads cops to 4 corpses
MATSAPHA – A church leader has been arrested after leading police to a shallow ditch where decomposing bodies of four women were discovered...
Tswana men held with explosives
MBABANE – Police investigations into the arrest of two Botswana nationals found in possession of explosive detonators have widened after the court heard...
EmaSwati defrauded E6.2 million in cyber crime
MBABANE – EmaSwati have lost over E6.2 million to fraudsters as the notorious ‘bofacata’ syndicates adopted a new tactic of posing as bank...
Fake DPM account used in scamming public
MBABANE – Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using cloned voices and fake social media accounts to deceive unsuspecting members of the public into...
Stop shielding pastors accused of rape, says SWAGAA
MBABANE – Church congregants have been urged to stop defending pastors accused of sexually abusing children and allow the law to take its...
First group of foreign nationals deported
SIKHUPHE – After three months of detention in Eswatini for illegally entering the country, remaining without authorisation and engaging in illegal gambling activities,...
Employees steal ex-miners’ accounts
MBABANE – Investigations into the theft of funds belonging to former mineworkers have uncovered that employees allegedly used their positions to make unauthorised...
Warning signs ignored before kids’ murder
LOMAHASHA – Long before the nation learnt of the deaths of Cedusizi (11) and Phumlile Shabangu (8), there were reportedly fears within the...
Central Bank exposes old coins scam
MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has uncovered a coin purchase scam in which fraudsters posing as bank officials are targeting...
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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...
