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Fake news threatens democracy, marriages

The digital age has brought with it both progress and peril.While technology has made communication faster and more convenient, it has also opened...

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Country is a national home, don’t destroy it

A country is a national home with values, principles and structures in place to ensure unity, prosperity and durable peace. In fact, a...

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Do we understand democracy?

Some emaSwati, mainly progressives, oftentimes, think democracy is what they want, not what others want. For starters, it is important that I do mention...

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Night care is not the problem – poverty is

As the cost of living climbs and wages remain frozen, parents opt to work longer hours into the night or take on double...

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Wake up MPs

The Minister for Public Works and Transport, Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe, deserves to be sincerely congratulated on his commendable enthusiasm, determination and hands-on commitment...

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Junior cops shocked me

The police service has always been the backbone of national security and order in every modern state.The very existence of a police force...

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Junior cops shocked me

The police service has always been the backbone of national security and order in every modern state.The very existence of a police force...

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Gravest crimes warrant gravest consequences

It was once a grave taboo to take another person’s life.However, it now seems commonplace for a liSwati to end the life of...

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The unanswered questions

The Mid-Term Budget Statement, delivered by Minister for Finance, Neal Rijkenberg, presents a portrait of an economy at a crossroads. It was read...

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