Author: Dennis Charnley

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – As Eswatini strengthens efforts to protect its most vulnerable citizens, Government’s housing interventions are giving elderly emaSwati and struggling families something more valuable than shelter renewed dignity, security and hope. The recent handover of four houses in Shiselweni by Deputy Prime Minister Her Excellency Thulisile Dladla is part of wider […]

BY NOXOLO DLAMINI HEREFORDS – Residents of Herefords came out in numbers to participate in the Vusela exercise, organized by their Member of Parliament Sicelo “Khungankhosi” Dlamini sharing ideas, concerns and recommendations aimed at improving their community. The engagement provided residents with an opportunity to openly express themselves, with community members advising, questioning, criticising and […]

BY NOXOLO DLAMINI PIGG’S PEAK – As Eswatini joins the rest of the continent in commemorating Women’s Month, the spotlight turns to the strength, resilience and achievements of emaSwati women who continue to make a difference in their homes, communities and the country at large. Women across Eswatini continue to play a critical role in […]

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – Somewhere in Eswatini, a young maiden is already thinking about the day she will lift a reed, join thousands of others and walk into a tradition that began long before she was born. Perhaps her mother has already spoken to her about it. Perhaps her grandmother has told her what […]

BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Eswatini has joined Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), conservation organisations and cooperation partners for a national dialogue on the management of transboundary conservation areas in Maputo, Mozambique. The dialogue brings together countries that share conservation landscapes and ecological corridors, with discussions focusing on […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into allegations of impropriety, maladministration and abuse of power at the Office of the Master of the High Court has called for a child to be reimbursed E682 771 after an officer at the Master’s Office allegedly fraudulently claimed the entire inheritance due to the […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Eswatini’s progress in the fight against HIV has earned international recognition, with the country named among only seven countries that achieved at least a 78 percent reduction in new HIV infections between 2010 and 2025. The achievement placed Eswatini alongside Benin, Kenya, Lesotho, Nepal, Rwanda and Zimbabwe as countries that […]