The trouble with Nigeria’s healthcare system, by Michael Owhoko

The quality of a country’s healthcare system is a mirror image of its leaders’ commitment to citizens’ health. Countries like Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland are among the world’s top countries with best healthcare for citizens,...

Building Society Gets License to Operate as Bank

The Central Bank of Eswatini has granted a provisional banking license to SBS Bank Eswatini (formerly Swaziland Building Society). A new chapter begins for one of Eswatini’s oldest financial institutions. Reading Time: 2 minutesMBABANE – The...

King commends Ngwane College for embracing transformation

Reading Time: 2 minutesHIS Majesty King Mswati III has commended Ngwane Teacher’s College for embracing the national call for transformation and equipping graduates with digital skills that align with Eswatini’s vision of becoming a prosperous...

Comedy Lights Up Theatre Night

Reading Time: 2 minutesMBABANE – Laughter echoed through the Eswatini Theatre Club on Saturday night as celebrated South African comedian Thenjiwe Moseley lit up the stage with her signature wit and storytelling brilliance. Thenjiwe, who kicked...

EFA Lauds MulaSport for NFD Sponsorship

The EFA has hailed MulaSport for partnering with the Premier League of Eswatini to sponsor the National First Division, a big win for local football! Reading Time: 2 minutesSOCCER – Eswatini Football Association (EFA) President Peter ‘Samora’...

Sundowns win in Nigeria as Pirates fall to DRC's Lupopo

Sundowns' Brazilian midfielder Lucas Ribeiro (L) tackles Esprerance's Ben Hmida Med Amine (R) during the CAF Champions League. [AFP] Mamelodi Sundowns scored five goals in Nigeria and Orlando Pirates conceded three in the Democratic Republic of...

Department of Arts Spends 91% of Their Budget

The Department of Arts and Culture has spent 91% of its budget, mainly on internal grants supporting Eswatini’s creative sector, a new report shows. Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Department of Arts and Culture under the Ministry of Sports, Culture...

Five countries flagged for holding up Comesa-EAC-SADC mega trade bloc

Five members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) are holding back the full rollout of a mega free-trade area (FTA) stretching across 26 African countries from Cape Town to Cairo, it has been revealed. The mega trade bloc...

Trump administration scrambles to find country to take Abrego Garcia before judge orders release

The Trump administration is struggling to find a foreign country willing to accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national with a checkered legal history, as a federal judge in Maryland weighs ordering his release from immigration...

The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments Agree to Sell Controlling Interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa to Coca-Cola HBC AG

ATLANTA & ZUG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 21, 2025-- The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments have agreed to sell a 75% controlling interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Pty. Ltd. to Coca-Cola HBC AG, the companies announced...

MTN Bushfire trader applications now open

Reading Time: 2 minutesMTN Bushfire calls for experienced vendors specialising in high quality food, craft and experiential services to apply for the opportunity to trade at the 19th edition of the MTN Bushfire international festival of music and...

ICE Is Sending People to a Prison in Africa’s Only Absolute Monarchy

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Eswatini, the landlocked nation formerly known as Swaziland, is Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy. It is the kind of place...

Nigeria tasked on production capacity to unlock Africa’s trade potential

•AfCFTA key to protecting continent’s trade interests, intra-African trade As global trade uncertainties continue, Nigeria and the rest of Africa have been urged to step up pace and industrialisation efforts as well as become more resilient in...

Cape Verde captain getting to grips with World Cup qualification

IGDIR, TURKEY – Ryan Mendes is not even a household name in Turkey, where he plays for second division Igdir, but next summer, football fans around the world will be well aware of both him and his team. The 35-year-old is captain of the Cape Verde...

Ruto to take over COMESA Authority chairmanship at Nairobi summit

President William Ruto with counterparts Azali Assoumani (Comoros) and Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe), Prime Ministers Russell Mmiso Dlamini (Eswatini), and Mustafa Madbouly (Egypt) at the COMESA leaders' dinner, State House Nairobi, October 8,...

ACC Faces Pressure Over ‘Bobhabuli’

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has once again found itself under public scrutiny over the continued absence of arrests involving high-profile individuals, commonly referred to as ‘bobhabuli’. This concern was raised...

Understanding the Effects of Abuse in Children

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Eswatini, childhood should be a time of safety, growth, love, and discovery — but for far too many, abuse in its many forms, whether physical, emotional, sexual, or through neglect, casts a long shadow over their lives....

Syria’s Hidden Fleet: How Assad’s Regime Sold State Ships for One Dollar

In early January, under a pale winter sun over the Black Sea, satellites spotted a red-hulled cargo ship moored near a grain silo in Russian-occupied Crimea. The vessel was one of three Syrian cargo ships—Phoenicia, Laodicea, and Syria—accused by...

7 years of strong, inclusive growth

Prosper Ndlovu, National Editor CONSISTENT implementation of comprehensive macro-economic and sectoral reforms has set the economy on accelerated, strong and inclusive growth driven by higher productivity in major sectors, which has leapfrogged...

7 years of strong, inclusive growth . . . as Zim economy defies global headwinds

Prosper Ndlovu Bulawayo Bureau CONSISTENT implementation of macro-economic and sectoral reforms has set the economy on accelerated and inclusive growth driven by higher productivity in major sectors, leapfrogging Zimbabwe above several regional...