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BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MANZINI– Small and micro businesses are set to receive more direct tax support as the Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) rolls out a regional service model that assigns dedicated Client Relationship Consultants (CRCs) to businesses through local ERS service centres. The initiative was launched on Wednesday, September30, 2026, at The George Hotel in […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE— The proposed Sebenta National Institute Bill, 2026 could open a new chapter for thousands of emaSwati who did not follow the conventional education route, providing opportunities to have skills and knowledge gained through life and work formally recognised. The Bill, which was tabled by Minister for Education and Training Owen Nxumalo, […]
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BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE– The Luju runway is travelling beyond Eswatini’s borders, with the festival’s organising team, designers and models taking the country’s fashion story to the Fancy Africa Summit in Maputo, Mozambique, in a move aimed at connecting homegrown creative talent with wider African markets. Running from September 28 to October 3, 2026, Fancy […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – Members of Parliament are being asked to consider a different approach to Eswatini’s long-running corruption problem by establishing a Judiciary Commission of Enquiry, preferably comprising impartial retired jurists from within or outside the country, to investigate why institutions mandated to fight corruption have struggled to stop the scourge. The proposal […]
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BY THEMBA ZWANE EZULWINI– Eswatini has already entered the space technology era, with the country having satellites in place and preparing for further advances in space technology, Minister of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Senator Savannah Maziya has announced. Maziya made the revelation while delivering a keynote address at the InnovateHER Indaba, held at the […]
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BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE– More than 150 young people have joined a growing national conversation on suicide prevention, with Health Minister Mduduzi Matsebula calling for greater openness, support and early intervention to prevent loss of life. The conversation was officially opened at Matsetsa High School for the Deaf, where youth mentored through the Eswatini Red […]
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BY SIPHOSETHU MABUZA MANZINI– A surname can carry more than a name. For Nelly Nolls, “Mkhatshwa” carries family, identity and a connection to Entamakuphila in Siteki ideas she has now brought to life in her first official music video. The video for Mkhatshwa takes a personal song and turns it into a visual story about […]
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BY SIPHOSETHU MABUZA NHLANGANO – A braai is usually about what is happening around the fire, but in Nhlangano, the spotlight is set to move to the runway as young creatives get a chance to turn confidence, style and self-expression into a fashion show. The Nhlangano Best Braai Fashion Show is opening its runway to […]
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BY SIPHOSETHU MABUZA MANZINI- As the sun begins to slip below the horizon, the sound of voices, instruments and poetry is set to share the same space when the Sunset Concert returns later this year. The Sunset Concert is taking a broader approach to its third edition, bringing visual art and poetry into a programme […]
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BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE – Laughter travelled across borders and landed in Eswatini over the weekend, but behind the jokes and applause was a bigger ambition – putting the kingdom’s comedians on stages beyond its borders. The third edition of the Eswatini Comedy Festival, held at SibaneSami Hotel under the theme “Africa is coming to […]
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