Elephant in the Room
When roads become graveyards
No parent sends their child off to school expecting to receive a call that shatters their world. Yet, that unfathomable tragedy unfolded recently...
When giants wrestle, small nations must think
As global attention fixates on the growing tension between the United States, Russia and China -and the renewed strategic interest in places like...
Tragedy should be turning point
Recent headlines out of Vusweni in northern Hhohho, where a grieving family was forced to carry the body of a 10-year-old boy through...
Present threat to Eswatini’s energy future
A recent BusinessTech article warns that South Africa is heading for another disaster unless structural reforms are urgently implemented to rescue its ailing...
When culture meets correction
In a nation where tradition and justice are both deeply rooted, the recent decision by His Majesty’s Correctional Services (HMCS) to allow selected...
The land question we can no longer avoid
The land question in Eswatini is not an abstract historical footnote, it is the living seam that runs through nearly every major social...
Eswatini stands at crossroads over resources
A recent article by Business Insider Africa: “From gold to oil: Eight African countries sitting on untapped natural resources,” places Eswatini among nations...
Night care symptom of nation failing its children
The recent exposé on the rise of night-time childcare - better known as night care - should trouble every citizen who believes in...
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Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance
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Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout
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At the mine’s mouth, the cost of gold
It is just before dawn when the police move in. Boots crunch against loose gravel, torches slice through the dark and somewhere underground,...
ByKhulile Thwala2 February 2026