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Shauwn "MaMkhize" Mkhize announces luxurious Eswatini getaway following SARS saga
Briefly
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August 18, 2025
Shauwn "MaMkhize" Mkhize recently announced her latest project despite her recent financial crisis The infamous socialite has been tied to a controversial SARS saga; however, she is focusing on making her money back after promoting her luxe travel...
Law Enforcement Agency Long Overdue: Eswatini Pension Fund Bill 2025
Eswatini Observer
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August 18, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesLast week Friday, I had the pleasure of being among editors selected to learn more about the Eswatini National Pension Fund Bill, 2025 which has been piloted to change the status quo of the Eswatini National Provident Fund...
Govt and EU Commit to Empower Eswatini Youth for Sustainable Development
Eswatini Observer
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August 18, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernment, in partnership with the European Union, has reaffirmed its commitment to equipping young people with the skills, opportunities, and resources they need to become active drivers of the nation’s sustainable...
Eswatini to host COSSASA Games 2025 at Somhlolo Stadium, supported by INSTACASH and other partners.
Swaziland News
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By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:The Confederation of Schools Sports Associations of Southern Africa (COSSASA) Games 2025 are being hosted in Eswatini starting August 24 to August 27, with an anticipated 1,000 delegates set to converge at Somhlolo...
UK Cuts Bilateral Aid to Eswatini
Eswatini Observer
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August 17, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe United Kingdom has cut its bilateral development assistance to Eswatini to zero for the current financial year, marking a significant shift in how the country will receive support from London. The announcement comes as...
OPINION:We applaud the Government of Ireland for granting PUDEMO and SWALIMO leaders refugee status, eSwatini is an undemocratic absolute Monarchy persecuting human rights defenders.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini Paul Matimela, the Secretary General of the Swaziland Liberation Movement(SWALIMO) was abducted last year during the June 29 Massacre Commemoration, he was tortured by the police for almost six(6) hours merely for calling...
Amnesty, not prison, for immigrant workers in US! Unite the working class
The Militant
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August 16, 2025
When Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, he inherited from his predecessor, Democrat Joseph Biden, the largest immigration prison network in U.S. history. Trump immediately began taking steps to further expand it, claiming there...
LCWR honors Sr. Mary Pat Garvin, who's dedicated her life to formation, education
Global Sisters Report
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August 16, 2025
Sr. Mary Pat Garvin has seen hope unbroken in the graced companionship of religious life, in the new generation of Catholic sisters discerning their own call to serve God's people, and in the transformative resilience of older sisters. "Through...
Eswatini: At the King’s Pleasure
JSTOR Daily
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August 15, 2025
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. What’s in a name? If you’re a country, rather than a person, then the answer, should you choose to change it, is a quite bewildering array of logistical expenses. The tiny nation...
Eswatini activists file court action against US deportations
East Coast Radio
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The men from Vietnam, Laos, Yemen, Cuba and Jamaica were flown to the small southern African country by US military aeroplane in July as part of Washington's programme of deporting migrants to third countries. In an urgent court application to the...
eSwatini: Bushfire’s CollaboNation shares new track
Music in Africa
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August 13, 2025
The initiative, supported by MTN and produced by Bushfire Records, brings together artists from across the continent to create original cross-genre and cross-cultural music. The 2025 release, whose title means “Mountain Horizon” in Siswati, is...
‘African nations are not dumping grounds’ — NGOs challenge secret US-Eswatini deportee deal
Daily Maverick
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August 14, 2025
Human rights organisations in Eswatini and South Africa have launched a legal challenge against the Eswatini government over its confidential agreement with the Trump administration to accept five hardened third-country criminals from the US. The...
Eswatini’s young honey-hunters sustain a rare bond with wild birds
Mongabay
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August 13, 2025
In Eswatini, the Southern African country formerly known as Swaziland, people still commonly hunt for honey with the help of wild birds, a new study finds. This rare form of human-wildlife cooperation, which has disappeared from much of Africa, is...
Ex-Channel S actor Antony ‘Zuka’ Ntjalintjali thanks Arts and Culture CEO Stantly Dlamini for opportunity to join Isitha, says actors will respect and represent eSwatini well.
Swaziland News
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By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:Anthony ‘Zuka’ Ntshalintshali,the former Channel S actor has thanked the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Eswatini National Council of Arts and Culture(ENCAC) Stantly Dlamini for the collaboration that resulted to them...
Who Will Carry on Chief Theresa Kachindamoto’s Fight Against Child Marriage?
OkayAfrica
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August 18, 2025
Her work reached the world long before her name was widely known. She was the Malawian chief who made global headlines for annulling thousands of child marriages, firing sub-chiefs who resisted reform, and sending girls back to school. Her name...
Eswatini Defends Acceptance of US-Deported Inmates Amid Regional Concerns
Eswatini Observer
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August 12, 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutesMinister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Pholile Shakantu says the decision to accept the five inmates from the United States of America will enable Eswatini to forge strategic relationships, which it should...
27% of Women in Eswatini Experience Sexual Harassment in Public – Afrobarometer Survey
Eswatini Observer
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August 14, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesSexual harassment of women in public spaces, including workplaces, has been normalised. This was a deduction made by stakeholders during a data release event hosted by QA Strategic Information in partnership with...
Eswatini’s First Cooperative Bank Moves Forward
Eswatini Observer
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August 12, 2025
Commissioner Confirms Three-Year Project Plan Reading Time: 2 minutesCommissioner of Cooperative Development, Russell Nxumalo, has provided an update on the long-awaited establishment of a cooperative bank in Eswatini. The Commissioner’s remarks...
Eswatini to Host 2025 COSSASA Games at Somhlolo National Stadium
Eswatini Observer
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August 12, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesSPORTS – THE refurbished Somhlolo National Stadium will take centre stage next week as Eswatini hosts the Confederation of School Sport Associations of Southern Africa (COSSASA) Games, with the OlympAfrica Centre in Lobamba...
Eswatini MPs Push for Mandatory DNA Testing
Eswatini Observer
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August 12, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesDUE to the increasing number of reports on men raising children who are not biologically theirs, Members of Parliament are expected to move a motion urging government to introduce mandatory DNA testing, particularly in cases...