Sunday Observer (Eswatini)

NEDBANK CELEBRATES AFRICA MONTH WITH NEDKITCHEN COOK-OFF CHALLENGE

Team TTPN Pot Rockets won E5 000 in the Nedkitchen Cook-Off Challenge where teams presented their succulent starters to the judges, during the Nedbank Eswatini Africa Month cooking showdown. With creative team names like Umsoco, TTPN Pot Rockets,...

EMASWATI EXPLOITED, TRAFFICKED IN SA - FOUNDATION

Human Rights Association says recruiters deliberately target desperate job seekers, charge illegal fees and trap them in exploitative conditions that amount to trafficking

MASSIVE 1ST WORLD TRANSFORMATION FOR ESWATINI SEALED

KING HAILS UNITY, PROGRESS, FUTURE HOPE

• Thanks nation for maintaining peace and dialogue over the years, saying spirit of consultation and reconciliation has been one of kingdom’s greatest strengths • Pays glowing tribute to late King Sobhuza II, describing him as architect of modern...

WHY HEALTH CRISIS WORSENED

MoU IS REAL - GOOGLE

American tech giant Google has confirmed that it engaged government in discussions that led to the now controversial memorandum of understanding (MoU), responding to suggestions that the agreement may not have involved the global technology company at...

NO CONTRACT FOR ESCCOM CE0

Athird parastatal under the political oversight of Minister of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Savannah Maziya is now without a substantive chief executive after Mvilawemphi Dlamini’s contract lapsed without renewal at the Eswatini...

KING PLEDGES E30M TO OACPS

Further rallies Member States to raise 10m Euros Elected to champion of the resource mobilisation exercise OACPS must strengthen, expand partnership with EU

‘CABINET DISPUTE UNDERMINING SYSTEM’

…PUBLIC WORKS PS DEFENDS MINISTRY

TheEswatiniPublicProcurement Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) has forced the ministry of public works and transport to cancel four government tenders after irregularities were flagged in the procurement process, following a formal complaint from one of the...

PM’S OFFICE PAYS E1.2M FOR E79 000 TV SETS

Deal awarded without open tender Supplier blames it on invoicing error, says employee responsible has been dismissed Cabinet unlawfully approves E1bn write-off

INVEST IN ESWATINI, US GOVT RALLIES ITS FIRMS

● Washington positions the country as regional launch pad, offering US firms access to millions of consumers ● We’re already in talks with several companies – Minister Khumalo

40 YEARS MARKS ESWATINI’S RENEWAL - KING

After leading the Kingdom of Eswatini for four decades, His Majesty King Mswati III has declared that 2026 marks the beginning of a new era of renewal and transformation for the nation. Speaking during a year- opening national prayer service held at...

ACCOUNTANT GENERAL GETS E122 000 OVERTIME

Government’s swift payment of overtime claims within the Treasury Department has taken on a new and more controversial dimension following revelations that Accountant General (AG) Nomsa Simelane received a payout of E122 000 in December. The...

E25M EMERGENCY TENDER: SECOND MEDICAL BATCH DELIVERY REJECTED

Fick informs Board members about resignation on Thursday, barely six months into the role following the early exit of her predecessor

KING GIFTS LIBUTFO E45 MILLION IMBASHA

Also presented 141 cows to regiments for outstanding work throughout Incwala, weeding of royal fields Foresees bumper harvest from recent rains which were a blessing, emphasises food security Preaches peace, responsible behaviour despite HIV...

‘MORE THAN HALF OF EMASWATI DON’T KNOW WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS’

More than half of the country’s population say they do not know what climate change is, despite experiencing worsening droughts, crop failures and extreme weather over the past decade, according to new findings from Afrobarometer. The Afrobarometer...

MEDICAL SUPPLIES PRICES HIKE

Government to pay more for same supplies Identical medical items supplied by the same company cost govt millions more under a single-source emergency tender Ministry defends new prices, says they are acceptable

KING COMMISSIONS, MARCHES WITH THOUSANDS INGAJA

The over 80 000 Ingaja who were commissioned to cut the sacred shrub (Lusekwane) by His Majesty King Mswati III marching from Ngabezweni Royal Residence to Masundvwini. They took a break before proceeding to Esikhaleni Selusekwane. The Ingaja is...

VICTIMS’ FAMILIES OUTRAGED

HUNDREDS LIBUTFO MARCH TO HERALD INCWALA SEASON

I’M NOT BEING LISTENED TO - SAVANNAH

ICT minister says two years in office has shown her that many key decisions are beyond her control Reveals that Cabinet declined not one, but two proposed candidates for RSTP CEO position, further discloses govt systems were breached as network...

NO FESTIVE SEASON STOCK DELIVERED

The company awarded a E25 million single-source emergency tender to supply theatre consumables has not delivered a single item, more than a month after the procurement was approved, this newspaper can reveal. This is despite the ministry of health’s...