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Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘is over’

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said yesterday the ceasefire with Iran was ‘over’ following major exchanges of fire between US forces and...

US marks 250th birthday with fireworks

WASHINGTON - The US has marked its 250th birthday with fireworks and flyovers - but celebrations across the country were complicated by extreme...

King’s royal concave

LONDON - The King held a rare family dinner with senior royals in Scotland last night. It’s not hard to guess what may...

Matlala plea deal rejected, matter postponed

Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's plea deal hung by a thread on Wednesday, after a Pretoria magistrate rejected the eight-year sentence he...

More search teams arrive in Venezuela

CARACAS - More search and rescue teams are arriving in Venezuela, but hopes are fading of finding survivors after Wednesday’s back-to-back earthquakes. At...

China chips away

BEIJING - China is closing in on the US in the AI race after the superpower developed its cybersecurity capabilities to match those...

2 earthquakes rip through Venezuela

CARACAS - Two devastating earthquakes ripped through Venezuela on Wednesday evening, flattening buildings in Caracas and sparking fears that the disaster could leave...

Durban repatriation site overwhelmed by new arrivals

DURBAN - Efforts to repatriate undocumented Malawian nationals in an orderly way are under strain from a steady stream of new arrivals, leaving...

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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue

MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...

Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals

MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...

DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget

MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...

E2bn Chinese fraud suspect fears death penalty

MBABANE – The Chinese national, Jin Houyun, who is suspected of involvement in pooling over E2 billion from thousands of investors in China...

Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout

MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...