Development
SNAT hires local firm for E39m project
MANZINI - The Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) has awarded a tender worth E39 million to local contractor.It has awarded J&E Construction...
Cabinet resolves to prioritise local contractors in major govt projects
SITHOBELA – Prime Minister Russell Dlamini says Cabinet has resolved that emaSwati contractors should be given priority in the implementation of major government...
Bus rank relocation cripples second-hand traders
MANZINI – Second-hand clothing traders (dobha phasi) say Manzini’s ongoing bus rank reorganisation is pushing their businesses to the brink, with many now...
Global Peace Index: Eswatini drops 5 places to 104th
MBABANE — Eswatini has slipped five places on the global stage, ranking 104th out of 163 nations in the newly released 2026 Global...
Malkerns charts course towards becoming Eswatini’s model town
MALKERNS – Malkerns Town Council Mayor Bongani Mabuza has unveiled an ambitious vision to transform Malkerns into a model town for Eswatini, built...
ESERA to bring light to Bulimeni
MBABANE- Residents of Bulimeni, a remote community under Nkwene Inkhundla in the Shiselweni Region, are set to receive electricity for the first time...
10 000 jobs, E1 billion projected from ginger, turmeric initiative
MANZINI – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini says Eswatini’s ginger and turmeric initiative could create up to 10 000 jobs and generate over...
Mpakeni Dam construction surges past halfway mark
MBABANE - Construction of the E2.6 billion Mpakeni Dam has reached 51 per cent overall completion, as of the end of May 2026.This...
Roads riddled with potholes despite E1.3 billion roads levy
MBABANE – Consumers are to shoulder the burden of higher costs in public transport even though the Roads Authority has collected E1.3 billion...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
