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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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)...

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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...

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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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