Month: September 2026

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE— Lubombo is preparing for a household data collection exercise aimed at helping Government better identify vulnerable families and understand their needs, with MPs backing the National Dynamic Social Registry, Imbeleko. Deputy Prime Minister Senator Thulisile Dladla announced the preparations during a meeting with Members of Parliament from the Lubombo Region at […]

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE– For ambitious emaSwati dreaming of earning a Master’s degree abroad but held back by the high cost of international study, a life-changing opportunity has opened in the United Kingdom. Eligible emaSwati can now apply for the 2027/28 Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship, which provides a fully funded opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies at […]

BY NOXOLO DLAMINI PIGGS PEAK– A total of 91 farmer cluster leads and extension officers have received training in digital project monitoring under the Smallholder Agricultural Productivity Enhancement and Marketing Project (SAPEMP), equipping them with skills to digitally capture, manage and report agricultural information from the field across all four regions in the country. The […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI EZULWINI– Eswatini has taken steps towards developing its own National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy as Government pushes for the country to position itself in an AI market projected to exceed US$4.2 trillion by 2030, while ensuring that the technology is accessible and responsibly used across society. This was disclosed by Minister for […]

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 […]