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MPs pass amendment to reduce E200 tax penalty to E25

MBABANE –Members of Parliament (MPs) have successfully passed that the controversial E200 per-day penalty charged on companies for failure to comply to tax...

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Transport operators, blazing guns in ESR fuel theft investigation

LOBAMBA – Investigations into the alleged theft of fuel at Eswatini Railways (ESR) have taken a dangerous turn. This is as Acting Chief Executive...

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REPS owes government over E100m after court losses

MBABANE – The Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) is grappling with a debt of more than E100 million owed to government, largely arising...

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Compulsory DNA testing could trigger divorces, MPs warn

LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have warned that making DNA testing compulsory before the issuance of birth certificates could lead to...

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Compulsory DNA testing expensive, unSwati – MPs

LOBAMBA – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) and Cabinet ministers have listed legal, financial, cultural and ethical concerns among the reasons they feel...

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PAC branded ineffective, likened to a scarecrow

LOBAMBA – Despite tabling voluminous reports every financial year, the PAC came under fire yesterday, with MPs arguing that it has failed to...

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PAC questions sport council’s over E3m vehicles procurement process

MBABANE – The Office of the Auditor General (AG) has raised queries regarding the procurement process of the athletes’ bus purchased by the...

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Exclude public officers in ENPF Bill, PSPF tells Parliament

LOBAMBA – The Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) has reiterated its call for public officers to be excluded from proposed Eswatini National Pension...

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Depleted pension fund costing EPTC E2 million monthly

LOBAMBA – The continued underfunding of the Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EPTC) pension fund is placing a significant financial burden on the...

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‘Cat’ Matlala ID saga: Home Affairs official dismissed

MBABANE – Nonhlanhla Malambe, the Home Affairs official found guilty over the issuance of Eswatini national documents to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, has been...

 MaMkhize absent as Eswatini team suffer 2nd  defeat

NHLANGANO – Mbabane Highlanders AM suffered another painful defeat without President Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize in the stands, as Nsingizini Hotspurs edged them 1-0...

Ex-magistrate, another allegedly disobey court orders

MBABANE – Jail time has been sought for former Magistrate Dumisani Magagula and an individual with whom he is alleged to have disobeyed...

10-litre container of drugs allegedly found with clinic guard

VUVULANE – Community members reportedly recovered a 10-litre container of medication from a security guard at Vuvulane Rural Clinic, raising concerns of theft....

Indlovukazi arrives in UAE for official visit

Her Majesty Indlovukazi has arrived safely in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where she is on an official visit. Her Majesty arrived around...