Education
Parents cry foul over withholding of pupils’ symbols
MBABANE – The Ministry of Education and Training has been asked to intervene following complaints from parents who allege that some head teachers...
Schools urged to admit all pupils who passed
MBABANE – As festivities are over and the opening of schools draws closer, the Ministry of Education and Training has called on head...
Taxpayer to pay E2.7m for pupils repeating Grade VII
MBABANE – The taxpayer will have to fork out over E2.7 million for the more than 4 000 learners who did not make...
Future engineer nets 92% aggregate
MANZINI – The 13-year-old Sikhatsisakhe Dlamini, who achieved an outstanding 92 per cent aggregate to top the class of 2025, has a clear...
CBE exam results: Pass rate up, 4 100 to repeat
MBABANE – Grade VII examination results have recorded an upturn, with a national pass rate of 87.30 per cent; however, 4 100 pupils...
Educators: New CBE exam results a wait-and-see
MBABANE – Educators have expressed uncertainty over the expected outcome of the first-ever Competency-Based Education (CBE) Grade VII examination results.They further expressed eagerness...
Phiwayinkhosi raises Kobe flag
MANZINI - Kobe-Ramokgadi Advanced Learning Academy has not only excelled by breaking its own record, but has also etched its name into the...
Late Keith Sigwane’s daughter tops SADC IEB
MBABANE - Late businessman Keith Sigwane must surely be smiling in his grave.This is because his daughter, Ncedile, has scored big by becoming...
Top pupil: mum’s cellphone ban helped
MANZINI - Civil engineering, mining and chemical engineering are currently topping the wish list for 15-year-old Mazwe Chitima, who secured top spot in...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
