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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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,...
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