Month: July 2026

BY  PHUMELELE GAMEDZE NHLAMBENI – Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla has urged emaSwati to unite in protecting children’s education, preparing for possible drought conditions and supporting national development while handing over three new homes to vulnerable families in Nkomiyahlaba, Ludzeludze and Nhlambeni. Addressing community members during the handover ceremonies, Dladla said the provision of decent […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE– Eswatini is among Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states participating in a meeting of senior officials in Salima, Malawi, to review regional peace and security issues ahead of the 28th Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation scheduled for July 16 to 17. The meeting […]

BY MFANUFIKILE KHATHWANE LOBAMBA – Government of Eswatini through the Ministry of Health spent more than E4.8 million on medicines that were later recalled, with no evidence that suppliers replaced the drugs or refunded the State, Fundudzi Forensic Services Executive Director Zakhele Dlamini told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on July 13,2026. The revelations emerged […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Minister of Labour and Social Security Phila Buthelezi has urged employers not to treat Wages Regulation Orders as the maximum salaries workers should earn, saying the prescribed rates are minimum standards that should be improved where businesses have the financial capacity. Speaking during the official launch of the newly appointed […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE– Eswatini is set to take another step towards strengthening professional networking and public sector leadership with the launch of the ESAMI Eswatini Alumni Association and a networking dinner scheduled for Friday, at Happy Valley Resort in Ezulwini. The event follows a courtesy visit by the Director General of the Eastern and […]

BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Parliament should establish a dedicated Chief Information Officer (CIO) position to strengthen its digital capabilities, while the Prime Minister’s Office should formally adopt a new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) strategy from 2026 onwards to improve coordination of government-wide digital transformation. These are among the key ministry-specific recommendations contained in […]

15 of the country’s 22 ministries have no dedicated ICT personnel BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – A new government report has painted a stark picture of the state of information and communication technology (ICT) across the public sector, warning that a severe shortage of skilled personnel and inadequate strategic investment have emerged as the biggest […]