Category: News

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE— Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states, including Eswatini, have been urged to harness the region’s abundant mineral, agricultural, energy and human resources to drive industrialisation, strengthen regional integration and reduce dependence on external markets. South African President and SADC Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa made the call during the SADC Public Lecture […]

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE— More than 400 residents of Motshane Inkhundla received rice, wheelchairs and walking sticks from Taiwan on August 13, 2026, as the country continued strengthening community support amid this week’s harsh winter weather. The donation, delivered through the Taiwan Embassy, was aimed at assisting vulnerable residents while supporting people living with mobility […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat has pledged full support to Eswatini as it assumes a key leadership role in the regional bloc’s peace and security structures, with Executive Secretary Elias Magosi expressing confidence in the country’s ability to advance regional stability. Magosi made the commitment on Saturday, 15 August […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI EZULWINI– Minister of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs Bongani Nzima has challenged FNB Eswatini CEO Thokozani Dlamini to make next year’s FNB Eswatini Challenge the biggest edition yet, following what he described as the successful staging of the 2026 tournament. Nzima issued the challenge during the 2026 FNB Eswatini Challenge Champion Crowning […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI EZULWINI– 2026 FNB Eswatini Challenge champion Austin Bautista from Australia walked away with E396 250 after completing a memorable week on the greens with victory at the Ezulwini Golf and Country Club yesterday. Bautista, who was crowned champion at the conclusion of the fifth edition of the tournament, expressed his appreciation for […]

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE SIPHOFANENI— Government’s Regional Development Fund (RDF) has placed more than E6 million within the reach of Communities under  Siphofaneni Inkhundla, with residents urged to turn the accumulated funding into projects that can improve livelihoods and drive meaningful local development. The call was made during the Community Development Mobilization Exercise 2026, held at […]

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI–  Stigma, discrimination, poverty, unemployment and gaps in HIV prevention knowledge are emerging as major barriers to HIV prevention among key populations in Eswatini, with findings presented at the Regional National Indaba on HIV Prevention showing how social and economic pressures can influence access to healthcare and safer choices. The findings, which […]

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MANZINI— What happens when faith, storytelling and African creativity come together under one roof? Eswatini is set to answer that question when the inaugural Eswatini Christian Authors Bookfest 2026 brings together writers, publishers, readers and other Christian literature stakeholders for an afternoon dedicated to celebrating the power of the written word. The […]