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Kabila tried for treason

DR CONGO – Former Democratic Republic of Congo leader Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason over alleged...

Thailand warns of war with Cambodia

THAILAND – Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai warned yesterday that cross-border clashes with Cambodia that have uprooted more than 130 000 people...

Starving in Gaza

GAZA – A journalist, who photographed a mother cradling her severely malnourished infant child in their barren tent in Gaza, has shared the...

Mozambique seeks to prosecute opposition leader

MAPUTO - Mozambique is seeking to prosecute the country’s main opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, over civil unrest that followed a disputed election last...

Trump told he was named in Epstein files

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump was informed months ago by Pam Bondi that his name appears ‘multiple times’ in the Jeffrey Epstein files, the same...

PA’s Gayton McKenzie suspends Kenny Kunene

JOHANNESBURG - The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has suspended its deputy president, Kenny Kunene, from all party activities for a month. Party leader Gayton...

US Bill to sanction South Africa passed

WASHINGTON - United States Congressman Ronny Jackson says his Legislation to review the bilateral relationship between America and South Africa has passed through...

BRICS slows down on de-dollarisation

JOHANNESBURG - Member countries of the BRICS trading bloc seem to have backed down from their rather lofty ideal of establishing their own...

Ozzy Osbourne dies weeks after farewell show

Ozzy Osbourne, one of the most recognisable and influential musicians in rock, has died at the age of 76.As frontman of Black Sabbath,...

Forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza

ISRAEL - The Israeli military has killed at least 67 people waiting for UN aid lorries in northern Gaza, the territory’s Hamas-run health...

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MPs push for E1 500 elderly grant

MBABANE- Members of Parliament have renewed calls for an increase in the elderly grant, with some questioning progress in formulating regulations to guide...

Farmers urged to sell livestock as over 50 cattle die

NHLANGANO - Farmers in the Shiselweni Region have been urged to sell their livestock as over 50 cattle have died due to the ...

‘MaMkhize’ praises stars after crucial derby win

MBABANE- Following their 2–0 PLE Charity Cup play-off win over Mbabane Swallows, Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize urged Mbabane Highlanders AM to keep fighting for...

Bullet found lodged in 8-yr-old girl’s foot

EKUPHELENI – An eight-year-old girl reportedly spent weeks with a pistol bullet lodged in her foot before a hospital scan exposed the shocking...

President hosts Team Eswatini to dinner in Dakar

DAKAR – Team Eswatini athletes received words of encouragement from the country's Olympic leadership during a special dinner hosted by the EOCGA President ...