Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH MBABANE – Head Coach Friday Myeni’s Eswatini U-23 side target an away victory against Malawi in Tuesday’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Lilongwe. Rather than setting up defensively on foreign soil, Myeni insists his troops will take the game directly to the hosts at Bingu National Stadium on Tuesday,  September 29, 2026. “The objective is clear: We are here to redeem the country,”  Myeni said during the team’s farewell ceremony at the Eswatini Football Association (EFA) Technical Centre in Lobamba on Saturday, September 26, 2026 “We have prepared not just to avoid conceding, but to actively score so that the return fixture is easier for us.” The Manzini Sea Birds gaffer emphasised that his squad, built on talent from the MTN Premier League, Regional Super Leagues and school programmes, possesses the firepower needed to gain an early advantage. Team Captain Luyanda...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH MBABANE – South Africa has been named as the next host of the Southern Africa Inter-Municipal Sports Association (SAIMSA) Games after Eswatini staged this year’s historic edition. Eswatini hosted the games, which ran from Sunday, September 20 to Friday, September 25, 2026, and marked the 20th anniversary of the tournament featuring Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. It was the fourth time the Kingdom held them. The competition concluded last night, Friday September 25, 2026 with a glamorous closing ceremony held at the Mavuso Sports Centre in Manzini, where podium finishers across the various sporting codes received their medals, with overall winners taking home even trophies. However, ahead of the awards ceremony, which was attended by the Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Appolo Maphalala, SAIMSA President Sam Rametsi announced that the Republic of South Africa will host the 2027 games. Rametsi...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH SIDVOKODVO— The death of Pastor Princess Lindiwe has been described as the loss of a library of knowledge, wisdom and experience, according to Apostle Professor Azwidowi Maxwell Masakona. Masakona made the comparison while delivering a sermon during the morning funeral service of Princess Lindiwe, the late wife of Bishop Robert Kasaro, who died almost two weeks ago following a short illness. Princess Lindiwe, who also served as Minister for Home Affairs, will be laid  to rest at her marital home in Sidvokodvo, on the outskirts of Manzini, on  the Saturday of August 26, 2026. Her funeral was preceded by a memorial service on Friday at the Jesus Calls Worship Centre, where she also ministered alongside her husband. Reading from Psalm 23, Masakona told mourners that the death of an accomplished adult represented the loss of knowledge that could no longer be recovered. He...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH MATSAPHA – “This is heavy for me,” Bishop Robert Kasaro said during his wife Princess Lindiwe’s memorial service yesterday. The service was held at Jesus Calls Worship Centre (JCWC) in Matsapha, where thousands of people gathered to share fond memories of the minister. Bishop Kasaro said he kept asking himself how he would carry on in the ministry without his wife, explaining that they had travelled across the world together for the work of the ministry and that this was why his pain was so deep. Mourners came from as far as Israel, Ghana and Zambia, while video messages of condolence were received from speakers in Europe, the UK, Asia and other parts of the world. Prophetess Nomusa Dhlomo, an award-winning gospel recording artist and philanthropist, was also present and performed an uplifting worship song. Meanwhile, Bishop Kasaro, the founder of JC, thanked...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH MATSAPHA — Mourners from around the world are in attendance to pay their tributes to the late Minister for Home Affairs Pastor Princess Lindiwe. Jesus Calls Worship Centre’s Pastor Sibusiso Nhleko stated that there are mourners from as far as Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa, some of whom are friends of the late Princess Lindiwe’s husband, Bishop Robert Kasaro. Meanwhile, Prince Gcina read the obituary of the late minister, detailing her life in Eswatini and the United States of America. She was hailed for the good work she did for the ministry, such as pushing for the Immigration Act. She was also commended for being a prayer warrior and for attending church services at the national church during the week and many very remarkable work she did in Eswatini at large. Also in attendance is South African Gospel artist Nomusa...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH MBABANE Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize’s Mbabane Highlanders AM will face Ally Kgomongwe’s Amawele in a headline MTN Premier League clash on Sunday. The encounter which will be held at  Somhlolo National Stadium brings together two clubs whose recent fortunes have been shaped by South African business interests, adding an intriguing subplot to Matchweek Two. Mkhize took charge of Mbabane Highlanders AM in July 2025, formally assuming leadership of the capital city club after the ownership and leadership changes that preceded her arrival. Kgomongwe, meanwhile, is now behind Amawele, having moved on from his previous involvement with Highlanders. His latest project has already attracted significant attention in Eswatini football. Amawele will head into Sunday’s encounter under new Coach Bongani Mhlongo, who was unveiled this week, after the club parted ways with Mpumelelo Ngwenya and his technical team following a 3-0 defeat to Ezulwini United in...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH MATSAPHA — Thousands of mourners have arrived at the Jesus Calls Worship Centre (JCWC) for the memorial service of the late Minister for Home Affairs, Princess Lindiwe Dlamini. The minister, who was also a pastor at JCWC, passed away after a short illness. Mourners continue to gather for the ongoing memorial service. Among those in attendance are high-ranking government officials, including ministers Phila Buthelezi, Jane Simelane, Sikhumbuzo Dlamini and Bongani Nzima. Additional mourners are still arriving, as the praise team leads the congregation in worship to comfort those grieving. Gospel artist Phetsile Masilela is among the musicians who have performed. More attendees are expected throughout the service, including official representatives of the Government of Eswatini and Their Majesties. The atmosphere remains deeply emotional. The late Princess Lindiwe will be laid to rest tomorrow morning at Sidvokodvo following a State funeral. Clerk to Parliament...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH SITEKI – Sixty-three travel documents valued at E9 450 have been reported stolen from the Ministry of Home Affairs offices in Siteki. The documents were reportedly discovered missing on September 14, 2026, at the Siteki Home Affairs offices. According to information contained in a police report, the travel documents were discovered missing at about 7am. The documents were allegedly stolen by an unknown person(s). The latest incident comes at a time when the Ministry of Home Affairs is conducting wide-ranging investigations into alleged corruption and irregularities involving the issuing and handling of national documents. In March this year, this publication reported that the ministry had launched a 20-year internal investigation into some of its officers following a crackdown on alleged corruption involving the issuance of State documents. The ministry’s Communications Officer, Mlandvo Dlamini, was reported as saying the investigation was intended to establish...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH MBABANE — US Cultural Ambassador Konshens The MC brought his dynamic literary prowess to the Mbabane American Corner today, September 23, hosting ‘Voices of a Nation.’ The United States award-winning Hip-Hop artist and poet brought an engaging session focused on empowering Emaswati through creative writing, rhythm and voice articulation. Konshens invited attendees to explore national identity through sensory writing and poetry, challenging participants to describe Eswatini using the five common senses. Highlighting the sense of taste under the theme ‘The flavour of our culture,’ a prompt asked writers to look beyond the meal: ‘Food tells stories. Think beyond the meal. What traditions, celebrations or memories come with it?’ After responding to the questions the attendees were ordered to put together the lines of their responses to make a poem which they also recorded. Konshens also focuses on educating on recording their voices and...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH MBABANE — Eswatini’s bustling towns Nhlangano Town Council and Matsapha Town Board will clash in a compelling semi-final at the SAIMSA Games 2026. In the football tournament, both sides must now eliminate one another after securing dramatic berths in the last four of the ongoing games. Matsapha advanced earlier on Thursday after defeating the Municipal Council of Manzini in a sudden-death penalty shoot-out following a goalless draw in regulation time at the Prince of Wales Sports Ground in Mbabane. Manzini Wanderers goalkeeper Simiso Mabuza emerged as the hero for Matsapha, who finished as runners-up at the Southern Africa Inter-Municipal Sports Association (SAIMSA) Games in Lesotho last year. After both teams converted their opening five spot-kicks, Mabuza turned defender of the moment, denying Manzini’s Nhlanhla Tsela with the sixth penalty to secure victory. Manzini’s lineup had featured veteran Wanderers defender Sihle ‘Mbhalaza’ Mkhonta. Meanwhile,...