Education
Govt condemns paid extra lessons
MBABANE – The Ministry of Education and Training has strongly warned teachers following reports that some learners are being made to pay for...
SANU aligns with national skills agenda
MANZINI – The 16th graduation ceremony of the Southern Africa Nazarene University (SANU) held in Manzini yesterday shifted focus beyond academic celebration. It...
Government owing: MITC ordered out of premises
MBABANE – The High Court has ordered the ejection of the Manzini Industrial Training Centre (MITC) from Eswatini Diocesan premises following a three-year...
Senate Committee against moving Scholarship Fund to banks
MBABANE - A recommendation that government scholarship function should remain under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security has been made by the...
Aluminium poisoning: How safe are school feeding schemes
MBABANE – Is your child’s food helping them grow or killing them slowly?Thousands of children in Eswatini’s primary schools may be consuming toxic...
Scattered settlements threaten Eswatini’s SDG 4 goals
MBABANE-Across parts of the developing world, the challenge of delivering quality education is often framed in terms of funding, infrastructure, or teacher shortages....
Ministry moves to standardise fees, end corporal punishment
MANZINI – The education system is under scrutiny as the ministry cracks down on fees, corporal punishment and financial misconduct.A high-level meeting between...
Education sector policy blamed for rise in teenage pregnancy
MBABANE – While the Swaziland Education and Training Sector Policy (EDSEC) has long been praised as a progressive step within Eswatini’s education sector,...
Head teachers resolve to close schools if…
MANZINI – Head teachers say once government funds are exhausted, they will close schools and surrender the keys to the regional education officers...
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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...
