Mining
No more selling gold abroad – minister
MBABANE – Government plans to retain locally mined gold as part of the country’s national reserves.Minister for Natural Resources and Energy Prince Lonkhokhela...
Police seize 130 bags of mineral-rich soil as zama zamas flee
PIGG’S PEAK – Police recovered about 130 bags of mineral-rich soil after suspected illegal miners fled a raid at Phophonyane.The bags, believed to...
Zama zama cops to fry – NATCOM
MANZINI – Rotten cops in trouble.National Commissioner of Police Vusi Manoma Masango says the allegation that police officers are benefitting from the illegal...
King licenses local firm for gold prospecting
MBABANE – His Majesty King Mswati III has authorised a local mining company to conduct a preliminary study into possible gold deposits in...
Mhlume Mine halts operations, retrenches
MBABANE – Yet another local mine has become a casualty of the declining demand for coal.This time, it is the Mhlume Anthracite Coal...
Investors enter mining, but impact yet to be realised
MBABANE - More investors are venturing into Eswatini’s mining sector, but economic impact remains largely unrealised as the industry continues to focus on...
After SA steel companies shut down: Maloma forced to retrench
MBABANE – Maloma Colliery Limited has been forced to reduce its production and retrench 145 more employees after its biggest customer scaled down...
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Customary marriages declared in community of property
MBABANE – The High Court has declared the long-standing practice of treating marriages under Eswatini Law and Custom as being out of community...
Inyatsi Construction building foundations of First World future
For more than four decades, Eswatini has witnessed one of the most significant periods of infrastructure development in its history. Under the leadership...
No more USA Visa processing in Eswatini
MBABANE – In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting...
King moves to save Ncangosini residents from eviction
KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
Each MP set for E1m handshake
MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...
