Category: News

Minister linked worrying trend to changing lifestyles, unhealthy diets and insufficient physical activity among young people BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Minister of Health Mduduzi Matsebula has called for urgent and coordinated action to address the growing health risks facing Eswatini’s school-going children after a new study revealed that 22.1 per cent of learners are […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA– Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has committed that an investigation will be launched in allegations that a police officer has close links with foreign nationals at Matsebula Flats in Manzini. The Prime Minister stated that there can be no compromise when law enforcement officers are suspected of protecting people who may […]

Government survey found that 12.2 per cent of adolescents aged 13–17 reported cigarette use, compared with 11.0 per cent recorded among adults in the 2024 STEPS survey alcohol use and cannibas also a concern By THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – More school-going adolescents are using tobacco than adults, with the latest government health survey revealing a […]

…fertility rate falls from six to 3.2 children per woman BY LINDELWA MYENI EZULWINI –Eswatini’s population has almost doubled over the past 40 years, rising from 681 059 people in 1986 to 1 232 154, in a major demographic shift that is reshaping the country’s development needs and priorities. The figures were highlighted by Principal […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has described allegations surrounding The Luke Commission (TLC) as shocking (ashacisa lugogo). The Prime Minister told Senators that Government is working to establish the truth behind claims involving patient treatment, staff conditions, medication and the use of public funds. The Prime Minister made the remarks […]

BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE-At just seven years old, Uviwe Kunene is already learning that sometimes the most powerful stories begin with the experiences closest to home. A Grade 4 learner, Uviwe recently walked away with the Grand Author Award at the Nyangu Young Authors Competition after writing a story inspired by her experience of being […]

more than 500 submissions exposed literacy gaps while revealing the creativity of Eswatini’s young storytellers calls for creative approaches to literacy after reviewing hundreds of children’s stories BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE – More than 500 stories have done more than fill pages — they have opened a window into how Eswatini’s children think, imagine and […]

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI– For Ligcabho Lakhe Founder and Director Mbali Dlamini, empowering women begins with ensuring that they have the knowledge, resources and confidence to participate fully in society. Dlamini founded Ligcabho Lakhe out of frustration with the way menstruation is often treated as something that should be hidden instead of being recognised as […]