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10/08/2026

Mkhonta was speaking during the university’s first-year orientation and registration programme on Monday, where he challenged the new students to take their education seriously and use it as a pathway to better opportunities.

Mbabane – Senator Sphelele Mkhonta has told first-year students at the Eswatini Medical Christian University (EMCU) that their backgrounds should not determine how far they go in life, using his own journey from Pigg’s Peak to the Senate as proof that education can change a person’s circumstan...

10/08/2026

With the tournament officially launched on Monday by the Honorable Deputy Prime Minister, the organizers are positioning it as more than a football competition through its “A Weekend of Football, 365 Days of Giving” campaign.

10/08/2026

We are now at the point whereby they are hitting the tarmac, whereby we’re actually starting the project,” said the minister during the handover of information technology equipment to SAPEMP extension officers at the ministry boardroom on Monday.

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10/08/2026

In a dramatic joint statement, CONCACAF and the AFC accused FIFA president Gianni Infantino of ‘breaking trust through deception’ in the World Cup stake sale process, an open letter that has sent shockwaves through the football world.

10/08/2026

Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini today received a courtesy visit from a delegation from the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF), which is in the country to assess Eswatini’s potential to transform the Eswatini Environment Fund into a mega fund capable of mobilising significant financing for sustainable development.

Led by EIF Chief Executive Officer Benedict Libanda, the delegation briefed the Prime Minister on Namibia’s experience in establishing and scaling up its environmental investment fund.

Since its establishment, the EIF has mobilised approximately E27 billion in funding and financed projects across a range of sectors, including sustainable agriculture, with a focus on drought-resistant crops and livestock; waste management; biodiversity conservation; marine projects; renewable energy; and carbon markets, among others.

Libanda further informed the Prime Minister that the EIF had recently secured US$1 billion from the Climate Investment Fund, comprising US$20 million in grants, with the remainder provided as credit to businesses.

Sharing the findings of their preliminary assessment of Eswatini’s potential, Libanda said the country had significant opportunities in renewable energy, particularly solar energy, which could form an important component of a strengthened environmental investment financing model.

The Prime Minister welcomed the insights shared by the Namibian delegation and expressed appreciation for the EIF’s experience and expertise. He said he looked forward to receiving a concept note outlining how Eswatini could develop a similar model, or potentially adopt a hybrid approach suited to the country’s unique development needs.

10/08/2026

It is suspected that the thugs had targeted the headteacher’s office with the hope of hitting a jackpot since there was a school trip the following day. Even though the school has a hired security guard, the thugs are alleged to have broken in through a burglared door before entering the office

10/08/2026

Dladla made the warning during the Senate portfolio committee, first quater performance report debate of the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office on Monday, as lawmakers debated concerns over Eswatini’s stagnant or declining population and proposals to encourage higher birth rates.

10/08/2026

This is where the country is most exposed,” Nkosi said during debate on the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology’s (ICT) First Quarter Performance Report.

Lobamba– Eswatini’s failure to finalise a national framework for protecting and managing data has come under sharp scrutiny in the Senate, with Senator Lizzy Nkosi warning that the country remains dangerously exposed. “This is where the country is most exposed,” Nkosi said during debate on t...

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

What started as a simple birthday celebration about seven years ago has soon became the beginning of a movement aimed at restoring dignity to those in need.

Nkhosilenhle “Makawosi” Masuku, one of the brains behind the “Let’s Shoe Their Walk” campaign, shares how a conversation with his sons during the celebration inspired them to find a way to give back.

He told them that life is not the same for every child and challenged them to think of what they could do to support those less fortunate. He said their first step was buying and donating about 40 blankets to Gogo Nde Care Point in Nhlangano.

Now, that spirit of giving has grown into the Donate A Pair Legends Cup, which will take place at the King Sobhuza II Memorial Stadium from August 15–16, 2026. Participating teams will have to give a joining fee of five pair of shoes minimal