Politics
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...
Despite stable revenue, ENPC’s operating costs jump by E9.8 million
MBABANE – The Eswatini National Petroleum Company (ENPC) spent almost E10 million more on its operations during the 2024/25 financial year, with operating...
MPs pocket repeated pay increases
MBABANE – Members of Eswatini’s 12th Parliament have benefitted from repeated salary increases since assuming office in 2023, an investigation by the Times...
We neglected Hlatikhulu for years – ministry admits
LOBAMBA – The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has admitted that it failed to provide adequate oversight over the Hlatikhulu Town Board,...
Pigg's Peak takes legal action over illegal allowances
LOBAMBA – The Pigg's Peak Town Council has instituted legal action against some former employees who were found to have unlawfully benefited financially...
It was an oversight – DPM on E7 million immigrants’ funds
LOBAMBA – “Saphandleka” (it was an oversight).Those were the words of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Thulisile Dladla, as she admitted that it was...
SODV Act: Sex offenders register in pipeline
EZULWINI – Government is set to operationalise the National Register for Sex Offenders by recruiting a registrar to administer the system.The announcement was...
Local trucks must come first in next Railways tender – PAC
LOBAMBA – Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on Eswatini Railways (ESR) to ensure that local trucking companies are given priority in the...
ESWACAA ‘not in ICU’ – CFO
LOBAMBA – The Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority (ESWACAA) has defended its financial position despite recording an accumulated deficit of more than E1.7 billion,...
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Public transport fares could increase by 25%
LOBAMBA – Public transport fares could increase by up to 25 per cent under a proposed adjustment by the Ministry of Public Works...
Freezing cold kills cattle at Hawane
HAWANE – A brutal cold snap has killed cattle in Hawane, leaving smallholder farmers counting losses of more than E60 000. The losses...
ESCCOM probe uncovers E17m paid into personal accounts
EZULWINI – An ESCCOM investigation has uncovered an alleged transfer of about E17 million into personal bank accounts. The purported financial irregularities involve...
Elderly man found dead in forest
MAPHUNGANE – An 80-year-old man from Mhlabubovu, Maphungwane, was found dead in a forest, with residents suspecting he may have succumbed to the...
How patience, passion build an empire
TaphesheyaLukhele is the founder and creative director of CraftyHook, a crochet brand from Eswatini built on creativity, passion and the belief that handmade...
