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Technical experts in three ministries hit jackpot

MBABANE – Civil servants, who are technical experts in three ministries will smile all the way to the bank in a fortnight as...

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11 000 jobs created as unemployment falls

MBABANE – Eswatini added nearly 11 000 jobs between 2023 and 2025, offering a rare sign of progress in a labour market long...

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King endorses Nontobeko for top global sugar post

MBABANE – Demonstrating a continued commitment to female empowerment, His Majesty King Mswati III has endorsed Nontobeko Mabuza for a prestigious global role....

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Health workers resolve to stop on-call duties over unpaid allowances

MBABANE – Healthcare workers have resolved to stop all on-call and standby duties from July 1 if government fails to pay their outstanding...

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E147 million retirement savings unremitted

MBABANE - More than E147 million deducted from workers’ salaries for retirement savings remains unremitted, exposing employees to risk and revealing deep financial...

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Payday shocker: Textile workers paid as little as E200

MATSAPHA – Hundreds of employees of Wise and President Garments in Matsapha were shocked and devastated after receiving drastically reduced salaries last Friday.Some...

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Cash tight, promise stands – Finance Minister

MBABANE – Finances are tight, but Neal Rijkenberg says civil servants should worry not.Rijkenberg says government remains committed to paying civil servants the...

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19 inspectors for over 50 000 companies

MBABANE - There is a shortage of inspectors as only 19 inspectors are responsible for monitoring more than 50 000 companies nationwide.This was...

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Alpheous rejects E1.2m govt payout new offer

MBABANE – Embattled Government Spokesperson Alpheous Mfana Nxumalo has, for the second consecutive time, rejected a E1.2 million settlement.The offer is from government,...

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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...