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1st World vision, 3rd world thinking
January 2026 arrives without ceremony but heavy with judgement. A new legislative year opens and with it the uncomfortable truth: Time is the...
Surviving ‘back to school’ scramble
It’s funny how every January, even with our best intentions to be organised, we still struggle to get our children ready for the...
Call for climate resilient infrastructure
For most of the year, the river that runs through Pine Valley is an unremarkable presence. It flows gently, winding quietly shaping the...
The hearth and the horizon
In the grand tapestry of global governance, Eswatini stands as a unique testament to the endurance of tradition and the resilience of a...
Why do brothers and sisters grow apart?
As we enter the festive season, a time for family, we must stop and ask intriguing questions about our families and one of...
Sexual predators at universities and colleges
I was stopped by a relative the other day, who asked me to write about a sad story of a lecturer, who is...
Traditional marriages now too expensive
It would appear that our traditional institution of marriage is under attack. It has become more and more difficult to get young people...
Eswatini’s position amid G20 Summit
The 2025 G20 Summit, held in Johannesburg from November 22 to 23, marked a watershed moment: The first G20 gathering on African soil. However,...
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Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala passes on
MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...
Thousands flock to Shiselweni for Umhlanga second leg
MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...
Schools open as scheduled – PS
MBABANE –Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Training, Nanikie Mnisi, has affirmed that schools will reopen as scheduled in accordance with...
Mbuso Simelane accused of attempts to divert E10m public funds
MBABANE – The Eswatini Medical Christian University (EMCU) Council has alleged that the Chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the affairs of...
E50 000 bail for couple in E2.3 million theft case
MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...
Innocence is dead
We are no longer a healthy society. We are a crime scene. There is no joke today. No clever phrasing. No satire to...
ByStanley Khumalo3 February 2026