Mbabane — The University of Eswatini moved early this month to increase access for students with disabilities through the establishment of a Disability Support Resource Centre. With specialized technology to aid students with special needs, the center is aimed at expanding access to education for students with disabilities. Its technology includes printers to convert text to braille, software that converts text to speech, and talking book machines that can read digital or Braille books aloud. Other technology includes voice recognition software to help students with physical disabilities operate computers with voice commands. Senator Stukie Motsa, who has albinism, lauded the center in an interview with VOA. “This center will help people with disabilities to realize their goals and their dreams in education,” she said. “And if they are educated, it will open avenues for them to perform in their educational career and compete with others in their professions. It will...

MBABANE – “I never stole the money.” This was the response of Babongile Mkhonta (35) of Makhonza, in the Shiselweni Region, who is accused of fraudulently receiving maintenance money from one Sihle Ndlovu, for a child who never was. She claimed that Ndlovu sent her money electronically and he did so voluntarily. The amount that Mkhonta, who is married to another man, reportedly received from Ndlovu, is E574 442. She is said to have received the money over a period of five years – between 2019 and April 2024. Ndlovu is alleged to have been paying not less than E5 000 per month to maintain the ‘child’, while also taking care of other auxiliary expenses. The sum of E5 000 amounts to E300 000 in five years and the other expenses that Ndlovu was allegedly made to take care of amount to E274 442 over the same period. Mkhonta was...

MBABANE – An assistant immigration officer, who was allegedly involved in fraudulent activities in the Ministry of Home Affairs, has revealed how the operations were Source link

Mbabane, Eswatini — Some Eswatini legislators, backed by human rights activists, are calling for an urgent review of the Game Act of 1991, a law they say allows wildlife park rangers to shoot and kill suspected poachers with little or no accountability. Game park owners have defended these shootings for years as necessary to protect animals. But critics contend that the Game Act instead jeopardizes human life. Human rights lawyer Thabiso Mavuso of the Law Society of Swaziland, who has represented the families of shooting victims, says the law not only allows game rangers to use lethal force with impunity but also shields them from legal accountability. “We have seen here in Eswatini the killing, injury and torture of people, some as young as 13 years and some in their 60s, but nothing has been done against the perpetrators … ,” Mavuso said. “This law needs reform. It must be...