Education
Low alumni turnout forces UNESWA to extend council elections
MBABANE – The University of Eswatini has extended the registration period for alumni council elections after an unexpectedly low number of former students...
Govt ready for schools reopening, but …
MBABANE – Government says it is ready for the reopening of schools tomorrow, although some may not open due to flooded rivers and...
Minister, PS announce new contracts for teachers
MBABANE – Relief!Teachers on contract will receive their letters of employment by Tuesday.This was announced by the Minister for Education and Training, Owen...
Free Primary Education Act to be amended to include Grade 0
MBABANE – In order to ensure a proper rollout of Grade 0 in all public schools in the country, government is set to...
Govt proposes class shifts to fix enrolment woes
MBABANE – Soon, pupils across Eswatini may no longer all report for class at the same early hour.The Ministry of Education and Training...
Schools rain damage: Contractors given 1 week to renovate
MBABANE – Torrential rains that have lashed several parts of the country in recent weeks have forced the Ministry of Education and Training...
Hailstorm sweeps away entire school
MBABANE - Amid the scattered bricks, twisted iron sheets and splintered roof timbers that were once Mcuba Primary School, a single classroom now...
Parents frustrated as most urban schools full
MBABANE – With the new academic year just days away, parents are still desperately searching for spaces for their children, while head teachers...
E30m for rehabilitation of 8 storm-damaged schools
HEREFORDS – Government, through the Ministry of Education and Training, has allocated approximately E30 million for the rehabilitation of eight schools in northern...
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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...
