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King’s pardon towards reconciliation
Much to the relief of his mother, community members and supporters, former Ngwempisi Member of Parliament, Mthandeni Dube, has been released from prison,...
Taxing times ahead
The recent announcement that the Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) will audit churches over suspected tax evasion has sent a clear signal of what...
Sliced between growth and grief
The anticipated salary review implementation has raised hopes of a better life among many, with some civil servants viewing it as a restoration...
Read the warning signs
As humans age, their bodies inevitably weaken, natural structures deteriorate, immunities falter and core efficiencies decline. What was once a robust, self-sustaining system...
Find common ground to standoff
Hundreds of civil servants gathered outside the Prime Minister, Russell Mmiso Dlamini’s Office in Mbabane on Wednesday to deliver a petition. They are...
King strikes key notes at UN
Call it divine wisdom or simply great minds thinking alike, but His Majesty the King’s suggestion to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...
We must support commissioner’s clean-up
The recent call by the National Commissioner of Police (NATCOM), Vusi Masango, for public assistance in rooting out ‘rotten potatoes’ within the force...
Africa’s voice must count!
All roads lead to New York next week for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), whose outcomes could either...
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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...
A test of leadership
The long-awaited civil service salary review has landed with a certain degree of apprehension for lowly paids while their superiors are much better...
ByMartin Dlamini21 November 2025