Month: September 2026

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE  SIDVOKODVO – “Taking care of yourself is one of the greatest gifts that you can give to yourself and your organisation.” This was the message from Mental Health Consultant and University of Eswatini lecturer Siyabonga Mabuza as he challenged employees to take their psychological wellbeing as seriously as physical safety at work. […]

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE SIDVOKODVO – Industries have been challenged to make workplace safety part of every business decision, with the Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) warning that no target, project or business objective should come at the cost of a worker’s life. For many workers, safety is more than a rule written in a policy document—it […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has called for the disruption of outdated systems and processes that continue to frustrate tourists, investors and small businesses, saying Government must move with urgency to fix bottlenecks in the tourism sector. The Prime Minister said this when delivering remarks at the second Tourism Nkwe […]

By NOXOLO DLAMINI PIGG’S PEAK – The Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, through its National Population Unit, is calling on researchers, academics, students and other interested stakeholders to submit research papers on population and development issues by 21 September 2026, ahead of the National Population and Development Summit scheduled for November 2026. The call […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE– Government has set its sights on generating a E2 billion contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the tourism sector, with the target being linked to improved livelihoods, sustained businesses and greater community benefit. The target was reaffirmed by Minister of Housing and Urban Development Apollo Maphalala, who was […]

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA NHLANGANO – Twenty desktop computers and other digital equipment worth E325 000 have been donated to Edoropeni Primary School by World Vision Eswatini, giving learners access to a newly equipped computer laboratory. The equipment was handed over at the school on Thursday during a ceremony officiated by Minister of Education and Training […]

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI– Eswatini is strengthening coordination of youth-development initiatives through the National Youth Development Coordination Framework, with Youth Connekt Eswatini positioned to connect stakeholders and expand opportunities for young people. Eswatini National Youth Council Chief Executive Officer Lwazi Mamba said youth-development interventions had historically operated in fragmented ways, resulting in overlapping mandates and […]

BY NOXOLO DLAMINI PIGG’S PEAK – Education reforms are moving from policy documents into Eswatini’s classrooms, with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Eswatini Mission visiting schools to see first-hand how Competency-Based Education (CBE) is being implemented. The mission visited four schools on Thursday, September 10, 2026, as part of efforts to assess the implementation […]