By Zwelethu Dlamini As Eswatini seeks a new loan of E2.08 billion from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the Mkhondvo-Ngwavuma Water Project (MNWAP), concerns over the country’s mounting debt levels are growing. While Read More

By Vuyisile Hlatshwayo While many of his University of Eswatini (UNESWA) law classmates enjoy a life of luxury in the suburbs, 54-year-old Musa Ndlangamandla has chosen a different path. Tucked away in the rural Nkhaba Read More

By Zwelethu Dlamini Almost a year after the government led by Russell Mmiso Dlamini took over, the decline and deteriorating standards continue unabated despite promises for a drastic turnaround. This government, appointed by King Mswati Read More

By Vuyisile Hlatshwayo Inscribed on the tombstone of a white settler, William Crowie, whose remains have been lying at the colonial whites’ only cemetery in the city of Manzini for 62 years, are the words “Peace Read More

Companies mining commodities needed for the global energy transition are accused of keeping affected communities in Madagascar in the dark about their plans. Oscar Nkala investigates On the move: Taxi motorcycles in Ambohitimana, Read More

A total of N$18,8 million stolen from SME Bank was transferred to and laundered by former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s pilot and confidant Robert Mhlanga. This is according to court documents filed in South Read More

By Zwelethu Dlamini In eSwatini, the right to freedom of expression is constitutionally guaranteed, yet in practice, it remains perilous. This paradox was the central theme of the eSwatini Freedom of Expression Summit 2024, hosted jointly Read More

By Zwelethu Dlamini The recent sentencing of former MPs Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube to 25 and 18 years in prison has ignited a fierce debate over the integrity of the kingdom’s judicial system. What many Read More

By Vuyisile Hlatshwayo The outburst of anger against the whistleblower behind Swazi Secrets Leaks exposing grand corruption provoked inside the House of Parliament and Hospital Hill Cabinet House is seen as a microcosm of double-standards Read More

By Chishaba Masengu and Charles Mafa  Despite difficulties such as the rugged road leading to Kabombo gold mine, hundreds of gold dealers continue to access the area in Rufunsa district.  Until 2013, Kabombo, an area Read More