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
President Hakainde Hichilema’s plans to make Zambia a global gold-mining hub are being thwarted by two main players: illegal miners bent on exploiting the country’s gold reserves and an influential private company, MakanDay Read More
Mining in the community forest of Bamasoba situated in North-Kivu. Photo: Jonas Kiriko The United Nations called it historic: a deal that granted legal documents to local communities and enabled them to benefit Read More
By Nimrod Mabuza Even though in early 2023, government allocated a staggering E8 million of taxpayer’s money for a forensic investigation into the acquisition and distribution of medicine and drugs in public health institutions, there Read More
By Nimrod Mabuza The wage bill for public servants, which has weighed down government for many years, despite a hiring freeze in 2018, has actually ballooned to E308 million. The hiring freeze had a huge negative Read More
BY INHLASE REPORTER The taxpayer-funded budgets for the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) heads of state pale in comparison to the hefty budget totalling E1,074 billion allocated to King Mswati III of eSwatini. South Read More
By Vuyisile Hlatshwayo Not all journalists, who made a mark in Eswatini journalism, have made it to the top 40 list of veteran journalists honoured by Eswatini Editors’ Forum (EEF) in the recent World Press Freedom Read More
By Tebogo Tshwane This story is based on a cache of leaked documents from the Eswatini Financial Intelligence Unit. The documents comprise more than 890,000 internal records from the Eswatini Financial Intelligence Unit (EFIU) obtained by Read More