Medical
Anti-HIV jab arrives in November
MBABANE – Eswatini is set to receive its first batch of a new HIV injection next month.This marks a major milestone in the...
Beyond fear with Dr Okello
Breast cancer remains a critical public health concern, but rapid advancements in diagnosis and treatment have fundamentally changed the prognosis for patients worldwide....
80 per cent of pharmacies dispense expired, recalled drugs
MBABANE – An inspection of pharmaceutical establishments operating in the country has uncovered that more than 70 per cent of them do not...
UNAIDS shutdown could disrupt HIV response – NERCHA
MBABANE – The National Emergency Response Council on HIV/AIDS (NERCHA) is concerned that shutting down UNAIDS by 2026, as proposed, could destabilise the...
Public support DNA testing before birth certificate motion
MBABANE – The call for mandatory DNA testing before the registration of children’s birth certificates has sparked an outpouring of support. Ordinary citizens,...
Auditors misinterpret plot numbers as drugs
MBABANE - An audit report for Parliament’s attention raised questions about a COVID-19 treatment drug, Remdesivir, which was used in Eswatini at the...
Shocker as UN proposes to shut down UNAIDS next year
MBABANE – The Coordinating Assembly of Non-Governmental Organisations (CANGO) has reacted with shock to the announcement that the United Nations agency focusing on...
No ‘nkwe’ on drugs crisis: Some suppliers owed since 2023
EZULWINI – Just in the same year that His Majesty the King commanded nkwe, some suppliers delivered goods, but government still owes them....
There’s a hidden agenda against me – Ashraff
MBABANE – Swazipharm Director Kareem Ashraff says he is a victim of a hidden agenda perpetrated by people with ulterior motives.He says these...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
