People living with HIV in fear as impact of donor funding cuts begin to show in eSwatini

Nompilo Mdluli — in brown jacket — and Simphiwe Matsebula — in black jersey are worried that the Pepfar pause on HIV services in eSwatini could negatively affect the lives of people living with HIV especially daily access to antiretroviral...

Most Countries Are Reducing Deaths from Heart Disease, Cancer and Diabetes

September 15, 2025 3 min read Death Rates from Chronic Diseases Dropped in Most Countries A report finds that death rates from cancer and heart disease have declined since 2010 in roughly 150 countries. Experts explain potential reasons why By...

Health Tender: Supplier wins against government in E400m dispute

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Ministry of Health has been ordered to restart the evaluation of a critical E400 million tender for the supply of surgical dressings and sutures after the Independent Review Committee (IRC) ruled in favour of Top EMS...

Health Ministry: HIV vaccine not yet approved in Namibia

The Ministry of Health and Social Services says Namibia has not yet approved the use of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable medication for prevention and treatment of HIV, due to its high global market price. Ministry spokesperson Walters...

Experts Launch a Climate and Health Curriculum for African Negotiators Ahead of COP30

Africa, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, COP30, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Women's Health Health Delegates at the...

OPINION:No ‘political make-up’ will ever restore credibility of the Tinkhundla cruel and oppressive regime after collapsing the health system, killing dozens of citizens.

By Zweli Martin Dlamini Perhaps let me first declare that while employed by one of the local newspapers fifteen(15) years ago, I once worked with Nsindiso Tsabedze, the now Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, he is a journalist and of course,...

Minister of Health Engages CDC on Pooled Procurement Talks

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a significant move to bolster regional public health efforts, Minister of Health Mduduzi Matsebula undertook a high-level visit to the Africa Centre of Disease Control (CDC)’s Southern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre....

Swazipharm forensic review punches holes at Funduzi’s investigations

Reading Time: 4 minutesA new forensic review commissioned by Swazipharm has cast doubt on the credibility of Funduzi Forensic Services’ investigation into the country’s drug shortage crisis, exposing major flaws in both the firm’s appointment and...

Eswatini Bound: ICE Informs Kilmar Abrego Garcia He Will Soon 'Deport' to Bless the Rains Down in Africa

The saying goes that ‘beggars can’t be choosers,’ but that didn’t stop illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his lawyers from submitting a long list of countries he didn’t want to be deported to. Garcia had been imprisoned in a summer camp-like...

Vusimuzi Matlala allegedly used fake passport to cross into Eswatini, SA jokes he's a foot risk

The State claims that Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is a flight risk, adding that he isn't being honest with the court The State alleges that Matlala used a fraudulent passport to cross over into Eswatini twice South Africans took to social media to...

eSwatini parliamentary delegation visits KZN

Home/News/KZN/eSwatini parliamentary delegation visits KZN KZNNewsPietermaritzburg 3 hours ago Shorné Bennie 1 minute read The exchange of ideas and knowledge was the focus of a visit by an eSwatini parliamentary delegation to the KwaZulu-Natal...

Eswatini Ranked Second in Africa for High Suicide Rates, WHO Warns

Reading Time: 2 minutesEswatini has been ranked second in Africa among countries with the highest suicide rates across all ages, according to recent studies. Dr Nomthantazo Dlamini from the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the...

Mnangagwa secures partnerships in Vatican, China and Eswatini

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday returned home after completing a three-legged diplomatic tour that took him to the Vatican, China, and Eswatini, in what government officials described as a successful mission to secure partnerships and...

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s bail application denied

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala will remain behind bars following a ruling by Magistrate Syta Prinsloo, who denied his bail application in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Matlala faces serious charges stemming from a 2023 shooting on the N1...

Limpopo cops seize R2 million worth of dagga and Benylin in truck bust

Cape Town – Two foreign nationals were arrested in Limpopo after police intercepted a truck and discovered a haul of dagga and assorted medications — including Benylin with codeine — worth over R2 million. The suspects, Cuthbert Derera (30) and...

Mnangagwa hails Eswatini’s solidarity during Zimbabwe’s toughest times

Reading Time: 3 minutesZimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed profound gratitude to the kingdom for standing with his country during years of political isolation and punitive sanctions. Mnangagwa was delivering the keynote address at...

What is Eswatini? The African country where Kilmar Abrego Garcia could go next

CBP senior advisor Ron Vitiello dissects Democrats' 'due process' argument for 'Maryland man' Kilmar Abrego Garcia and calls an alleged edit of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's interview 'propaganda at its worst' on 'The Will Cain Show.'...

What is Eswatini? Meet the African country where Kilmar Abrego Garcia could go next

CBP senior advisor Ron Vitiello dissects Democrats' 'due process' argument for 'Maryland man' Kilmar Abrego Garcia and calls an alleged edit of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's interview 'propaganda at its worst' on 'The Will Cain Show.'...

The Rulers of Eswatini Are Donald Trump’s Eager Accomplices

On July 16, the US Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs, Tricia McLaughlin, announced that a third-country deportation flight had landed in Eswatini, a small kingdom in southern Africa. The flight contained five...

Climate Summit health focus urged as vector-borne diseases spike

Health experts say next week’s Africa Climate Summit offers a high-stakes opportunity to prioritise a sector that is on the frontline of the human impacts of global warming. In Southern Africa, countries such as Botswana, eSwatini, Namibia, and...