Author: Thubelihle Mweli

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MBANGWENI – Indvuna Yembali Bongiwe ‘Vivane’ Hlatjwako has called on Imbali to take their education seriously, reminding them that education remains key to building a bright future as the second leg of Umhlanga 2026 concluded at Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region. Hlatjwako encouraged the maidens to remain committed to their […]

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI– Eswatini is looking to mobilise more than E6.14 billion by 2035 to protect and restore the forests, wetlands, rivers, grasslands and wildlife that millions of livelihoods and key sectors of the economy ultimately depend on. The ambitious investment, estimated at between E6.14 billion and E6.15 billion, forms part of the country’s […]

BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE— Imagine a classroom where lessons do not move at one pace, where artificial intelligence adjusts learning to suit each student, and where the city itself becomes part of the lesson. For St Francis High School pupil Zotsani Motsa, this is more than a futuristic idea. It is a vision of how […]

BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE— A city is built with roads, buildings and infrastructure, but its identity is built through the people, stories and creativity that give those structures a soul. For Mbabane Municipal Council Chief Executive Officer Gciniwe Fakudze, the city’s development must therefore go beyond bricks and concrete. Speaking at the official opening of […]

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE  MANZINI– For about 700 elderly residents of Manzini South, a visit to Ngwane Park High School became an opportunity to receive medical attention without the worry of consultation costs, transport expenses or long clinic queues. The free outreach, held on September 12, was delivered by the Tzu Chi Charity Foundation Eswatini in […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI MABABANE– Eswatini’s hosting of a two-week Gender Mainstreaming Course in Peace Support Operations is strengthening SADC’s capacity to enhance regional peace and security through skills development, knowledge sharing and cooperation. Lieutenant General Mfanwenkhosi Khumalo, Chief of Staff of the Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force (UEDF), said the course provides an important regional platform […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE– The meaningful participation of women in peace and security processes is vital to conflict prevention, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, post-conflict rebuilding and sustainable development, Lieutenant General Mfanwenkhosi Khumalo, Chief of Staff of the Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force (UEDF), has said. Khumalo said involving women at all levels of peace and security processes contributes […]