http://www.times.co.sz/rss/rss.php en-us Copyright 2010, News http://www.times.co.sz/rss/rss.php Collection hourly 4 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=20549 NGWENYA —Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini has said government will consider using ‘sipakatane’ to punish dissidents and foreigners who come to the country and disturb the peace. Sipakatane, which is known to the world as ‘bastinado’, is a form of punishment or torture that was meted out by the Portuguese ... en-us ‘Sipakatane’ for rowdy foreigners http://www.times.co.sz/rss/article_view.php?articleId=20549 Copyright 2010, 2010-09-09T00:00:00+02:00 text http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=20548 MBABANE – The last day of the labour unions mass protest ended in chaos yesterday when some workers and a political activist physically clashed with police.The clash resulted in the around 300 workers abandoning the march and therefore never delivered the three petitions they had scheduled to give to three ... en-us Mass protest ends in chaos http://www.times.co.sz/rss/article_view.php?articleId=20548 Copyright 2010, 2010-09-09T00:00:00+02:00 text http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=20547 MBABANE – Workers are demanding the suspension of the 16 per cent increase effected by the Swaziland Electricity Company (SEC). Moreover, the country’s workforce is also calling for the scrapping of the E55 monthly service charge by SEC.Failure to implement the above demands will result in fully-fledged community, regional and ... en-us ‘Suspend 16% electricity hike’ http://www.times.co.sz/rss/article_view.php?articleId=20547 Copyright 2010, 2010-09-09T00:00:00+02:00 text http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=20546 MBABANE – A journalist from the Swazi Observer newspaper was yesterday attacked by the police for recording the riot scene that resulted with three people detained.Sibusisiwe Ngozo was confronted by at least five police officers from OSSU. This happened near the SNPF building a few minutes after president of the ... en-us Police attack Observer journalist http://www.times.co.sz/rss/article_view.php?articleId=20546 Copyright 2010, 2010-09-09T00:00:00+02:00 text http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=20535 MBABANE - Owing pupils were sent home yesterday on the first day of the third time following a resolution taken by principals.Chairman of the Swaziland Principals Association (SWAPA), Charles Bennett, has said the education minister’s plea not to expel owing pupils will not be entertained.The Minister of Education and Training, ... en-us A bad back to school http://www.times.co.sz/rss/article_view.php?articleId=20535 Copyright 2010, 2010-09-09T00:00:00+02:00 text