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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA SHISELWENI– The newly completed Kamzizi Hybrid Footbridge in Sandleni Inkhundla is designed to last up to 50 years with minimal maintenance, introducing a different approach to pedestrian bridge construction under the Microprojects Programme. The 92-metre footbridge uses a hybrid design that combines suspension and suspended elements, distinguishing it from the conventional suspension […]
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BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – Government is preparing its workforce for one of the biggest changes in the way public services are delivered, with about 40 change agents undergoing training ahead of the rollout of the E1.06 billion Digital Eswatini Project. The officials are being equipped to help fellow Government employees adjust to new digital […]
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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA SHISELWENI– About 800 people under Sandleni Inkhundla are set to benefit from the newly handed-over 92-metre Kamzizi Hybrid Footbridge, constructed at a cost of E1.2 million to improve movement along a route used by community members, including schoolchildren. The footbridge was completed within two months through a partnership between the Microprojects Programme […]
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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – More than 200 young Emaswati have submitted green ideas to the PachiPanda Challenge – Likhambi Lemvelo, with judges reviewing the shortlisted entries at the MTN headquarters in Ezulwini today to select 20 innovators who will proceed to the Green Innovation Accelerator Programme. The response follows a two-week application period that […]
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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – A total of 314 tertiary students explored machine learning during the two-day Indaba X Eswatini 2026 held at the Central Bank of Eswatini headquarters in Ezulwini on September 23 and 24, gaining practical exposure to emerging technology and its application in addressing real-world challenges. The participants comprised 163 males and […]
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BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Eswatini’s water reserves have reached near-full capacity, with the country’s combined dam levels standing at an impressive 99.7 per cent, according to the latest regional water update published in South Africa. The figures, contained in the September 22, 2026 weekly dam-level update by South African specialist publication SnowReport, place Eswatini […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Livestock farmers could soon have a more transparent basis for getting paid for the quality of their animals and livestock products under proposed national grading standards being developed for Eswatini. The proposed system is expected to reduce reliance on negotiated prices and subjective visual assessments, which have traditionally influenced the […]
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BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MANZINI – A seedling may look like a small part of the farming process, but authorities say what happens at nursery level can determine whether Eswatini produce eventually reaches the market or gets rejected. That concern has prompted the National Agricultural Marketing Board (NAMBOARD), together with the Malkerns Research Centre, to tighten […]
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BY SIPHOSETHU MABUZA MANZINI – What happens when the sounds of home meet a modern African sound? For Velemseni, the answer has always been found in the music. The Eswatini singer-songwriter and creative entrepreneur has built her sound around that balance, drawing from African Soul, alternative Afro-Pop and the country’s rich vocal traditions to tell […]
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BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Family-owned businesses make a significant contribution to Eswatini’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while also providing employment and supporting the development of communities, government has noted. Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg said this while officially opening the third edition of the Family Business Summit at Happy Valley Hotel on Thursday, September […]
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