Crime
E111 000 stolen at gunpoint from TEBA office
MBABANE – Armed robbers reportedly escaped with E111 000 from The Employment Bureau for Africa (TEBA) office in Mbabane, leaving employees and clients...
E275m fuel processed via SMS without requisitions
MBABANE – The Office of the Auditor General has uncovered irregularities in the use of fuel by government departments.This is contained in AG...
Escaped suspect wanted for 30 housebreaking cases
MBABANE – The man who escaped from police custody is reportedly wanted in connection with 30 housebreaking and theft cases.Neliswa Mbutfo Mapitsane Malaza...
E1 million loan scheme fraud rocks Finance Ministry
MBABANE – A Government fund meant to safeguard public enterprises has allegedly been looted through forged signatures, fake companies and manipulated payments.A high-level...
3 suspects face 60 charges in E400k ‘facata’
MANZINI - Three alleged members of the ‘facata’ syndicate have been arrested and are now facing 60 criminal charges linked to a cyber...
Student in for E17.5k theft to fund gambling
MBABANE — A Limkokwing University of Creative Technology student was arrested for allegedly stealing E17 582 to fund online gambling on 8Bet Eswatini.The 29‑year‑old,...
Security risk cited in application to preserve 366kg hard drugs
MBABANE – The High Court has granted an order for the preservation of 366 kilogrammes of hard drugs seized at the Lomahasha Border...
EswatiniBank heist: Cops looking for another person of interest
MANZINI – Police are looking for another person of interest to assist with investigations in the theft of over E1.6 million during a...
Cops hunt Zim kingpin in illegal mining crackdown
PIGG’S PEAK – Police are searching for a Zimbabwean national believed to be the mastermind behind the organised unlawful mining of gold.The Royal...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
