Month: September 2026

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Government has announced that the late Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala will be accorded a state funeral and has committed a total of E500 000 towards the funeral arrangements. This was disclosed on Wednesday by Minister for Tinkhundla Administration and Development Sikhumbuzo Dlamini, who was representing the Office of the Deputy […]

BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – A total of 32 resolutions have been adopted by the Southern African Development Community Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (SADCOPAC) at its 22nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Eswatini, following four days of deliberations at the organisation’s 18th Annual Conference. The resolutions, adopted on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, seek to […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – Minister of Labour and Social Security Phila Buthelezi has called for more sustainable government security contracts, saying longer and better-structured arrangements could give companies enough time to recover operational costs and maintain reliable services. Buthelezi said some government security contracts run for only six months, creating challenges for companies that have […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – Eswatini Government, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), SADC Secretariat and the European Union (EU), has strengthened efforts to protect the country’s banana industry through specialised training on the surveillance and management of Fusarium Wilt. The training was held on 15 September 2026 and […]

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI– Thirty-seven farmer clusters across 40 project sites are shifting from paper-based records to digital agricultural information systems under the Smallholder Agricultural Productivity Enhancement and Marketing Project. The transition is being supported through training for 91 farmer cluster leads and extension officers to strengthen the digital collection, management and reporting of agricultural […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – Minister of Labour and Social Security Phila Buthelezi has called for government tenders to consider workers’ welfare and quality service delivery alongside cost, saying procurement decisions should ensure that companies have sufficient resources to meet labour and operational obligations. Buthelezi said the approach would help protect workers, particularly security guards, when […]

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE  MBABANE– Deputy Prime Minister Senator Thulisile Dladla has called on Lubombo Members of Parliament to help build community trust in Imbeleko as Government prepares to collect household data across the region. Dladla made the call today at Nsulutane Hotel at Hlane, during a meeting with MPs from Lubombo’s 11 Tinkhundla and members […]