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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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MBABANE – Two Ministry of Home Affairs cleaners have been dismissed from the public service after admitting to soliciting money from the public....
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