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Grand Plan sets Eswatini on path to First World status – Government
Eswatini Observer
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August 20, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo achieve developed country status, government must intensify its efforts. The Grand Plan provides a strategic roadmap detailing how this goal can be realised. Acting Government Spokesperson Thabile Mdluli said good...
Eswatini’s 30-Year Grand Plan Still on Track to Achieve First-World Vision
Eswatini Observer
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August 19, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 30-year Grand Plan aimed at transforming Eswatini into a first-world nation is still in the pipeline. Stakeholder Engagements Underway Acting Government Spokesperson Thabile Mdluli explained that the Office of the Prime...
Empowering Women’s Health: Prioritising Wellness This Women’s Month
Eswatini Observer
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August 19, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesWomen’s health is not just a medical concern; it is the foundation of a fulfilling, balanced life. As women, we often juggle careers, family responsibilities and community roles, and in the process, our well-being can easily...
World Vision Eswatini Unveils New Director
Eswatini Observer
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August 19, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAMOS William Zaindi has been appointed as the new National Director for World Vision Eswatini. Zaindi started in his new role on Friday, following the departure of former national director Tinah Mukunda, who joined World...
Eswatini Man (29) Loses Everything to Gambling Addiction
Eswatini Observer
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August 18, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesA 29-year-old Eswatini man shares how gambling addiction cost him his career, relationships, and financial stability, and why he wants others to avoid the same trap. “I’ve lost it all,” was a confession of a 29-year-old...
Eswatini to host COSSASA Games 2025 at Somhlolo Stadium, supported by INSTACASH and other partners.
Swaziland News
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By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:The Confederation of Schools Sports Associations of Southern Africa (COSSASA) Games 2025 are being hosted in Eswatini starting August 24 to August 27, with an anticipated 1,000 delegates set to converge at Somhlolo...
Eswatini Health Crisis: ESPPRA Halts E570M Medical Supply Tenders
Eswatini Observer
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August 17, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe procurement woes plaguing the Ministry of Health show no sign of easing, as the Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) has once again halted the awarding of critical health tenders, this time with a...
Govt and EU Commit to Empower Eswatini Youth for Sustainable Development
Eswatini Observer
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August 18, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernment, in partnership with the European Union, has reaffirmed its commitment to equipping young people with the skills, opportunities, and resources they need to become active drivers of the nation’s sustainable...
REVEALED:Anti Corruption Acting Commissioner Maphevu Mkhatjwa removed by Chief Justice while attempting to arrest alleged multibillion drugs shortage thief SwaziPharm Director Kareem Ashraff and CSC boss Simanga Mamba.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala allegedly abused his powers as Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission(JSC) and as a Judge and blocked the arrest of SwaziPharm Director Kareem Ashraff who stands accused of...
UK Cuts Bilateral Aid to Eswatini
Eswatini Observer
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August 17, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe United Kingdom has cut its bilateral development assistance to Eswatini to zero for the current financial year, marking a significant shift in how the country will receive support from London. The announcement comes as...
Eswatini: At the King’s Pleasure
JSTOR Daily
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August 15, 2025
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. What’s in a name? If you’re a country, rather than a person, then the answer, should you choose to change it, is a quite bewildering array of logistical expenses. The tiny nation...
Eswatini police shoot and kill suspects who allegedly murdered South African police officer
Briefly
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August 14, 2025
The Eswatini police shot and killed two suspects who were wanted in connection with the murder of a police officer in Mpumalanga The suspects were gunned down in a cross-border operation, which was led by the South African Police Service's...
REVEALED:King Mswati’s recent trips cost over R500million public funds amid shortage of drugs in public hospitals, amount includes traveling allowances for delegation.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:King Mswati’s recent trips came at huge costs for taxpayers, over R500million public funds have been spent in the last six(6) months according to information sourced from the Ministry of Finance-Treasury Department....
Eswatini's US convicts will never cross into SA – Presidency
Sowetan
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August 14, 2025
"For president Ramaphosa... the relationship with Thabo Mbeki is cordial, or rather comradely cordial as well as professional and with observations around what the former president is attempting to do. The president will not venture into that [...
Eswatini Deputy Sheriff Faces Death Penalty for 2023 Quadruple Murder
Eswatini Observer
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August 13, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesDeputy Sheriff Vusi Charles Mncina, accused of murdering four women and attempting to kill a fifth in Ezulwini in 2023, is facing charges that could see him sentenced to death if convicted, the Crown has revealed. Principal...
Eswatini’s young honey-hunters sustain a rare bond with wild birds
Mongabay
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August 13, 2025
In Eswatini, the Southern African country formerly known as Swaziland, people still commonly hunt for honey with the help of wild birds, a new study finds. This rare form of human-wildlife cooperation, which has disappeared from much of Africa, is...
Pepper-bark tree project helps to conserve SA’s medicinal heritage
Mail & Guardian
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August 13, 2025
The pepper-bark tree project incorporates collaboration with traditional healers, traders and harvesters (EWT Pepper-bark Project) For thousands of years, Africa’s landscapes have yielded plants with healing powers, sustaining not only traditional...
Eswatini’s First Cooperative Bank Moves Forward
Eswatini Observer
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August 12, 2025
Commissioner Confirms Three-Year Project Plan Reading Time: 2 minutesCommissioner of Cooperative Development, Russell Nxumalo, has provided an update on the long-awaited establishment of a cooperative bank in Eswatini. The Commissioner’s remarks...
Eswatini MPs Push for Mandatory DNA Testing
Eswatini Observer
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August 12, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesDUE to the increasing number of reports on men raising children who are not biologically theirs, Members of Parliament are expected to move a motion urging government to introduce mandatory DNA testing, particularly in cases...
FNB and WesBank Inject E430 000 into Eswatini International Trade Fair 2025
Eswatini Observer
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August 14, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesWesBank and First National Bank (FNB) Eswatini have injected a combined E430 000 into this year’s Eswatini International Trade Fair (EITF), reaffirming their long-standing support for the country’s premier business showcase....