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Give blood to give life
Many years ago, when I bumped into an uncle of mine in a bar in England, he called out, ‘fancy a pint?’. He...
First World tough on GBV
Everyone reading this article must please raise the right hand if they have never struck a woman, and especially in a domestic context....
Vanity in modernity
‘Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.’ Those were the sagacious (logophile vanity?) words of the famous writer, Jane...
Our world never learns
The writer did, last week, offer the suggestion that the global population – or sufficient numbers to influence the rest – is never...
Where are we now?
The reader is very welcome to respond to the question contained in the title. There are various media, especially a letter to the...
Measuring happiness
Well, that makes for an easy start to the article today. Since you can’t measure happiness; unlike with height, weight, financial wealth and...
Humour that never dies
However much you love your child, and the feeling being strongly reciprocated, there is always the ‘generation gap’. Nowhere in entertainment is the...
Tough love is necessary
Tough love is generally where you have to be harsh to be kind. An apparent contradiction, but it can succeed in certain situations;...
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Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala passes on
MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...
Thousands flock to Shiselweni for Umhlanga second leg
MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...
Schools open as scheduled – PS
MBABANE –Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Training, Nanikie Mnisi, has affirmed that schools will reopen as scheduled in accordance with...
Mbuso Simelane accused of attempts to divert E10m public funds
MBABANE – The Eswatini Medical Christian University (EMCU) Council has alleged that the Chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the affairs of...
E50 000 bail for couple in E2.3 million theft case
MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...
Moaning for good
I trust you enjoy the ambiguity of the title. Allow me, without delay, to adopt the optimistic version. Where timely moaning spares me...
ByChris Morgan11 December 2025