Crime
Jilted man hacks ex, suicide fails
MBABANE – It was a scene of utter horror born of a spurned lover’s rage. Enraged by the finality of their severed romance,...
Two rapists walk free
MBABANE – Two men convicted of statutory rape have each been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, wholly suspended for 10 years, in a...
ENPC employee in E120k fraud probe
MBABANE – An employee of the Eswatini National Petroleum Company (ENPC) is under investigation for allegedly defrauding the company of E120 000 through...
Online gambling investigations: Police foil bid to sell vehicles, smuggle cash
MBABANE – Police have foiled attempts by the alleged online gambling syndicate to dispose of vehicles and smuggle cash out of the country,...
Residents nab cable theft syndicate suspects
BULANDZENI – Residents of Bulandzeni, in the early hours of yesterday morning, intercepted and apprehended four men allegedly caught stripping electricity cables from...
Two arrested for kombi driver shooting
MANZINI – Suspects in the fatal shooting of the President of the Eswatini Kombis and Buses Allied Workers Union (EKABAWU) were arrested and appeared in court yesterday.The...
313 gadgets seized, rent paid to locals revealed
MBABANE – Police have seized 313 electronic gadgets in the multi-site operation targeting foreign nationals suspected of illegal gambling activities.These included laptops, cellular...
EEC uncovers E166k refund scam
MBABANE – EEC has uncovered a purported internal fraud scheme, in which one of its employees is suspected to have siphoned E166 244.45,...
Serial rapist arrested as three women attacked
MBABANE – A 24-year-old man has been arrested after three women were raped in separate night-time attacks across Mfabantfu, Kwaluseni and Eteni between...
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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...
