Category: African News

Pan-African leader calls for unity amid migration tensions BY MBONO MDLULI MBABANE – As Africa marked Africa Day celebrations, growing debates around migration, economic inequality and continental unity dominated discussions across the continent, with Prince Estifanos Matewos issuing a strong appeal for solidarity and the rejection of xenophobia and Afrophobia. Prince Matewos, President of the […]

This follows successful trials of the system that will bolster national security BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Major Eswatini border posts shared with neighbouring South Africa will introduce facial scan biometric verification technology by March 31, 2027, following successful trials of the system. South Africa Home affairs Minister, Leon Schreiber, confirmed that all major South […]

BY MBONO MDLULI MBABANE – Eswatini Government, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, has commended the Government of Kenya for providing a platform to engage in crucial discussions on building climate resilience for vulnerable urban communities during the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13), stressing that the realities and needs of the urban poor […]

Tripartite countries agree to build a special economic zone at their joint border BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – The Kingdom of Eswatini, Mozambique and South Africa have joined forces in an effort to eliminate increasing xenophobic attacks in the latter country. Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maria Lucas, stated about a week ago that the […]

BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Deputy Commissioner General Bongani Khumalo is head of delegation leading His Majesty’s Correctional Services (HMCS) to represent Eswatini at Conference of SADC Heads of Corrections, Prisons and Penitentiary Services. The high-level engagement is scheduled to take place in Salima, Malawi from 19-21 May 2026. HMCS Deputy Public Relations Officer (PRO) […]

BY NOKWANDA DLAMINI (INTERN) MBABANE – Government-aligned civil society organisation Parcitipatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Eswatini has  advanced its regional advocacy efforts following a high-level engagement with the African Union (AU) aimed at improving agricultural development and sustainable food systems across the continent. The meeting brought together PELUM Eswatini Country Coordinator Sandile Sihlongonyane and […]

BY NOKWANDA DLAMINI (INTERN) MBABANE – The Royal Eswatini Police Service and the Police of the Republic of Mozambique have formalised cross-border policing cooperation through the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Police Headquarters in Maputo on Friday, May 15, 2026. The agreement, signed by National Commissioner Manoma Vusie Masango and Inspector […]

BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Eswatini is ranked the 11th most visited country in Africa in 2026. In the latest rankings published by Shore Africa, Eswatini is typically ranked just outside the top 10 most visited countries in Africa, often placing in the 11th to 15th range on the continent. “However, the kingdom remains a […]