Politics

Mbabane, Eswatini — Members of the Eswatini Parliament have kicked off the second leg of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Training Programme, marking a significant stride in modernizing the country’s legislative functions. The initiative was bolstered by an announcement from the Minister for ICT, Honourable Savannah Maziya, who revealed that Parliament, in collaboration with the […]

Cape Town, South Africa – The People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), Eswatini’s leading pro-democracy movement, has intensified its international outreach with a strategic meeting between its Treasurer General, Comrade Velaphi Mamba, and UK Labour Party Member of Parliament Kim Johnson. The meeting, held in Cape Town, marks a significant step in PUDEMO’s efforts to internationalize […]

Story from News24 Residents of the kingdom of Swaziland, now called eSwatini, will have to pay dearly if they want to marry a foreign national – if the Finance Bill of 2018 is signed into law. According to the draft law still before Parliament, a Swazi citizen will have to pay 30 000 Swazi lilangeni […]

TUCOSWA will on this Friday (29 June 2018) march to various ministries to deliver various grievances. According to a post circulating on social media that was issued by TUCOSWA Secretariat Mduduzi Gina, the General Council of the Federation in its sitting of the 23rd of June, 2018; reaffirmed the the decision to petition various Ministries […]

10 000 Emaswati took advantage of the voter’s registration grace period and register to participate in choosing the government of Eswatini during the upcoming election. Speaking on the national radio station Eswatini Broadcasting Information and Services (EBIS), Elections and Boundaries Committee (EBC) clarified that more than 10 000 people has register during the grace period. […]

Well known Swazi gay has been revealed as the Master of Ceremony (MC) for the first ever Eswatini Gay Parade schedules for this Saturday. The event that has already been cleared by the Royal Eswatini Police is themed turning fear into love and will see local and international gays parading at the Prince of Wales […]

Story by Phumlani Dlamini Lobamba- Beside the fact that it was short notice, it was also difficult to attend a meeting without an agenda. These are the submissions that were made by well know activist who is also part of the proscribed People’s United Democratic Movement Mphandlana Shongwe when asked why he was not part […]

As the nation gathered at Esibayeni today 20/06/2018, His Majesty King Mswati III announced that the current parliament will be released from their duties come 30 June 2018. Addressing thousands of Emaswati who gathered at Lobamba Royal Kraal today, His Majesty announced that come 30 June 2018, the current parliament together with the cabinet of […]

Commemorating leader’s birthdays using money seem to be an “in” thing these days in the Southern African region as South Africa is yet to release new coins and banknotes in commemorating 100th birthday of former President Nelson Mandela. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is launching a commemorative series to celebrate the late legend Nelson […]

Story by: Phumlani Dlamini Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini is too broke to pay suppliers who rendered their services during the 50/50 Celebration. The Swazi News (sister publication of the Times of Swaziland) reported that suppliers expressed shock upon submitting their invoices as they were told that they would recieve their payment directly from […]

Government took public funds, bought a private jet and donated it to his Majesty while other funds are being stolen by the likes of Barnabas and now children are collapsing at schools because of hunder. Former Managing Editor of a now disfuncional Swaziland Shopping Newspaper voiced out that children in the country are suffering because […]

The Kindom of Eswatini is being attacked by hunger in such a way that pupils are starting to collapse at schools. According to the Times of Swaziland, 8 pupils from Kholwane Primary school collapse because of hunger in a space of a week. Speaking to the Times of Swaziland, Kholwane Priamry School Head Teacher expressed […]

STORY BY PHUMLANI DLAMINI 31/05/2018 Well known Eswatini Political activist Mphandlana Shongwe is demanding E500 000 from the National Commissioner for unlawful detention. Shongwe together with the President of the People’s democratic Movement Mario Masuku were detained at the Ngwenya Boarder Gate while trying to attend a march that was themed “Free Amos Mbedzi” in […]

STORY BY PHUMLANI DLAMINI The march that was suppose to be organised by TUCOSWA this month has been postponed to next week. According to TUCOSWA Deputy Secretary General Muzi Mhlanga, the march was scheduled this week but those plans were put on hold due to the fact that some members of the National Executive Committee […]

Story by Phumlani Dlamini Swaziland Democratic Party has filed an application in the High Court requesting to be unhindered in campaigning in all part of the country on behalf of its members who choose to join the race to parliaments. Speaking with the Times of Swaziland, SWADEPA President who is also Manzini North Member of Parliament […]

An uproar arose in Lavumisa as residents of the Kwaluseni Chiefdom were forced to contribute in feeding the registration officers that are stationed in the area. According to the Times of Swaziland dated (25/05/2015), members of the chiefdom feel like they are being made to pay a heavy price for showing interest in participating in […]

Story by Phumlani Dlamini Government is set to spend E1.5bn in building a conference Centre and five star hotel to host the African Union summit in 2020 that will last for 8 days. This budget allocation brings some worry in the faces of emaSwati considering recent report from locally media that suggested that government no-longer […]

Story by News24 National police commissioner General Khehla Sitole welcomed the arrest of five suspects and the recovery of an estimated R4m. It is believed the suspects and the recovered money can be linked to inside jobs at cash-in-transit companies. Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Brenda Muridili said one of those arrested was a security guard who […]

Story by News24 The growing bonds of friendship between Swaziland’s King Mswati III and Zambian leader Edgar Lungu have reached new, but worrying, levels for the two countries’ citizens. This is after Lungu was presented with a piece of land on the outskirts of Manzini in Swaziland. The property in question was reportedly approved by […]

Story by Phumlani Dlamini Government has literally and publicly asked TUCOSWA not to report any government’s perfomances during the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conference that is scheduled this coming weekend in Geneva. Speaking during the national radio program “Letishisako”, Minister of Labour and Social Security Winnie Magagula voiced out that any government’s complaints about government’s […]