DPP OPPOSES BAIL FOR ASIANS FACING BRIBERY CHARGES
MBABANE – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is opposing the bail application of the three Asian businessmen who have been arrested on bribery charges. The
View ArticleMASS RETRENCHMENTS AT LEO GARMENTS
MANZINI – Leo Garments is the latest casualty of the AGOA loss as the company has retrenched a bulk of its workforce. An inside source said
View ArticleGELANE’S PARLY SPEECH BEFORE KING EMBARRASSING - MP TITUS
LOBAMBA – Member of Parliament (MP) Titus Thwala has said Senate President Gelane Zwane’s speech before His Majesty King Mswati III last week was unpalatable. This
View ArticleSCHOOL REFUSES TO ADMIT ‘DEVIL WORSHIPPER’ (18)
MBABANE – A school has refused to admit a pupil after claims by the administration that he was demon possessed. The decision was taken at Masibekela
View Article‘BIG FISH’ STEPS DOWN AS BIG FISH MUSIC MD
MBABANE – Sipho ‘Big Fish’ Makhabane has stepped down as the Managing Director of Big Fish Music.Assuming the position is his first born son Nhlanhla
View ArticleWHAT A FOOTBALL INJUSTICE
MBABANE – The verdict by the Vusi Maziya-led National Football Association of Swaziland (NFAS) Disciplinary Committee that the December 7, 2014 Mbabane derby be replayed
View ArticleKING PREDICTS 5-1 WIN FOR ‘BIRDS’ IN ZAMBIA
LOBAMBA – His Majesty King Mswati III has predicted a 5-1 win for Mbabane Swallows in Zambia. The red and white glamour giants yesterday left the
View Article‘TT’ ASSURES KING ‘BIRDS’ WILL FLY HIGH
MBABANE – Mbabane Swallows inspirational captain Tony ‘TT’ Tsabedze has assured the nation that they will fight to the end in Zambia in their bid
View Article‘BIRDS’ CLINCH INYATSI SPONSORSHIP DEAL
LOBAMBA – Red and white glamour giants Mbabane Swallows have clinched a landmark sponsorship from construction giants Inyatsi Construction Group Holdings. The company’s Chief Executive Officer
View ArticlePOPPY RUNS TO COURT OVER SHED ON HER FARM
MBABANE – Former Chief Executive Officer of the Swaziland Tourism Authority (STA) Moroesi Poppy Khoza has taken a resident of Maphalaleni to court for allegedly
View ArticleLEO GARMENTS TO PAY E2.5M LEVY TO USA - OWNER
MATSAPHA – Hardly a year after the country lost AGOA, Leo Garments has revealed that it would pay over E2.5 million in total to the United
View ArticleCOURT ORDERS SRA TO PAY CJ E128 000
MBABANE – High Court Judge Mpendulo Simelane has ordered the Swaziland Revenue Authority (SRA) to pay Chief Justice (CJ) Michael Ramodibedi a sum of E128
View ArticleMUM FEEDS BABY WEEVIL TABLET
KAPHUNGA – A mother has allegedly killed her baby by feeding the minor weevil tablets. The 24-year-old woman allegedly mixed the deadly tablets with a
View ArticleJUSTICE MINISTER DEFENDS GELANE ZWANE’S SPEECH
LOBAMBA – Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Sibusiso Shongwe yesterday defended Senate President Gelane Zwane’s ‘diabolic and unpalatable’ speech, as described by MPs. He told
View ArticleFROM TOP DEFENDER TO TRAIN CONDUCTOR IN JOZI
Sitimela... sihamba ngamalahle... sitimela... sihamba ngamalahle... Deep down in the belly of the earth there is a shiny elusive stone... From Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland...
View ArticleLEOPARD OUT TO DEFY ODDS
MBABANE – Royal Leopard host South Africa’s Absa Premiership side, Bidvest Wits, under pressure to reverse a 0-3 deficit suffered in the first leg about
View ArticleWE’RE NOT HERE TO DEFEND – WITS
SIKHUPHEE – Visiting South Africa’s Bidvest Wits look to be more adventurous against Royal Leopard despite enjoying a 3-0 lead from the first leg. The two
View ArticleIT’S E8M FOR SIHLANGU
LOBAMBA – Sihlangu were the biggest winners in the sporting landscape as Minister for Finance Martin Dlamini dished E8.75 million grant to the team. The
View ArticleS’THOFENI STEALS THE SHOW AS...
LOBAMBA – Businessman S’thofeni Ginindza had all eyes on him as he arrived for the Budget Speech at Parliament yesterday. Ginindza arrived driving a Ford
View ArticleE2BN FOR SECURITY FORCES
LOBAMBA – The budget for the three national security forces put together for the 2015/16 financial year has reached the mark of E2 billion. According to
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