Tuesday Straight Talk
Small budget for big dreams
The atmosphere in the House of Assembly this past Friday was one of cautious optimism as Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg tabled the...
Fence violence ‘epicentre’ Mavuso now!
The beautiful game in Eswatini is currently bleeding, and the wounds are self-inflicted. What was supposed to be a shimmering showcase of our...
Zim pipelines Sihlangu’s golden ticket
The landscape of Eswatini football is shifting, and the tremors are being felt far beyond our borders. In a whirlwind three-week period, Nsingizini...
Eritrea looms while EFA slumbers
Time is the only currency that cannot be recovered once spent. Today, as we mark exactly 58 days before Sihlangu Semnikati’s first and...
‘Big 3’ must not battle for ‘leftovers’
The turn of the year is traditionally a season of renewal, a period where resolutions are etched into the soul and the dead...
Eswatini clubs must seize ACA opportunity
For too long, the elite football clubs of Eswatini – and indeed, those across many of Africa’s smaller nations – have existed largely...
Night travel ban long overdue
The decision by the Eswatini Sport and Recreation Council (ESRC) to prohibit night-time international road travel for all national teams and clubs, mandating...
Wanderers living dangerously
The name Manzini Wanderers carries a weight of history and expectation in Eswatini football. They are not merely a club; they are a...
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King jets off to Taiwan after 2yrs
MANZINI – His Majesty King Mswati III left the country yesterday morning for Taiwan, more than two years after his last official visit....
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Sihlangu need architect, not ‘tourist’
The dust has finally settled on the disastrous interim tenure of Sifiso ‘Nuro’ Ntibane, and the heartbreak of a 1-4 capitulation against an...
ByAshmond Nzima14 April 2026