Farming
Farmers demand cattle quarantine as FMD spreads
MBABANE – Anxiety is mounting among Mkhiweni farmers over the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, as they question why government neglects quarantining infected cattle.Residents...
Agriculture minister’s 10 cattle hit by FMD
MBABANE – At least 10 cattle belonging to the Minister for Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka have tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in his...
Festive meat shortage fears intensify
MBABANE – Imagine a meat-less Christmas.Consumers face a fragile festive season as braais could be limited due to the meat shortage imposed by...
Government injects E14m, minister urges increased maize output
MBABANE – The Minister for Agriculture, Mandla Tshawuka, has urged farmers to intensify maize production as government accelerates its push towards food sovereignty...
Government Allots E40 Million for FMD Outbreak Response
MBABANE – Government has set aside a preliminary budget of E40 million to tackle the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).This was disclosed by...
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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...
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...
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...
Family sues EEC over E6m for Mpolonjeni child electrocution
MBABANE - The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is facing lawsuit of more than E6 million following an electrocution incident that allegedly claimed the...
