Category: News

BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE— The Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force (UEDF) is hosting a 31-member Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Senior Command and Staff Course delegation on a study tour aimed at exposing officers to Eswatini’s defence systems, experiences and practices. The delegation, led by Colonel K.M. Seko, arrived in the Kingdom on Saturday, September 12, 2026, […]

BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – If circulating reports that former Ngwempisi Member of Parliament Mthandeni Dube has left Eswatini without authorisation are eventually confirmed, then he may have transformed an act of royal mercy into a fresh and potentially more complicated legal battle. Dube was not an entirely free man when he walked out of […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI NHLANGANO – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has called for an education system that develops not only academic and technical skills but also patriotism, discipline, integrity, responsibility and respect. Dlamini said education should prepare learners to do more than earn a living, stressing that they must also be equipped to live honourably, […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI NHLANGANO – Eswatini is moving away from outcome- education towards competency-based education, with His Majesty King Mswati III saying the shift is necessary to prepare learners for a rapidly changing world. The King said this during the 40th graduation ceremony of Ngwane Teachers Training College in Nhlangano yesterday, where 159 graduands were […]

BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – His Majesty’s Correctional Services (HMCS) has launched a formal investigation into an alleged audio recording circulating publicly in which certain remarks are purportedly attributed to inmate Mthandeni Dube, who is currently out on special pardon. The development was confirmed by HMCS in a press statement issued on Monday, September 15, […]

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE NHLANGANO – Minister of Education and Training Owen Nxumalo has challenged 159 newly qualified teachers from Ngwane Teachers College to look beyond textbooks and examinations and become educators who inspire confidence, uncover talent and positively shape the lives of pupils. Nxumalo delivered the message during the college’s 40th Graduation Ceremony held on […]

…Vietnamese yet to present credentials to His Majesty the King  BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Vietnam has appointed Nguyen Trong Kien as its Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to South Africa, with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Eswatini and four other Southern African countries. Kien is based in Pretoria and is responsible for Vietnam’s diplomatic […]

BY THEMBA ZWANE EZULWINI – Institutions responsible for combating illicit financial flows (IFFs) across the SADC region remain fragmented, creating vulnerabilities that could allow illicit funds to move across jurisdictions faster than authorities can detect, investigate and recover them. This was highlighted during submissions by Commission One at the Southern African Development Community Organisation of […]