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Commentary: Trump Is the Most Successful President in the Courts in Generations
by Michael Thielen As the United States Supreme Court gears up to begin its next term, it’s important to remember that President Trump is on a winning streak the likes of which we haven’t seen in generations. In fact, while the legacy media...

Taiwan sends travel agents to Eswatini to boost local tourism, promote exchanges
Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA)A group of Taiwanese travel agents has concluded an eight-day government-organized mission to the Kingdom of Eswatini aimed at exploring the ally's tourism resources and potential for bilateral cooperation, Taiwan's Ministry of...

Jamaica native deported by DHS and imprisoned in Eswatini repatriated to home country
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Counterpoint: The court isn’t drifting rightward — the pedal is to the floor
Whether the Roberts Supreme Court will continue to push American jurisprudence to the right — bending the law toward their preferred policy outcomes rather than precedent or originalist intent — is no longer a matter for debate. The question is...
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov: Independence - a symbol of our successes, progress and prosperity
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov: Independence - a symbol of our successes, progress and prosperity The past week was marked with the celebration of the 34th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan. This landmark date was widely celebrated on...

2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match: FIFA picks Allaou for Lesotho, Nigeria clash
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match: FIFA picks Allaou for Lesotho, Nigeria clash World football-governing body, FIFA, has selected Chadian official Alhadi Allaou Mahamat as the referee for next week’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between...
King Mswati urges emaSwati studying and working in other countries to come back home and develop eSwatini.
By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:King Mswati has urged emaSwati working and studying in other countries to come back home and develop eSwatini. The King was addressing emaSwati based in the United States(US) on the sidelines of the United Nations(UN)...


2026 WCQ: FIFA Appoints Chadian Referee For Lesotho Vs Super Eagles
Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, has selected Chadian official Alhadi Allaou Mahamat as centre referee for the 2026 World Cup qualifier between Lesotho and Super Eagles of Nigeria, reports Completesports.com. Mahamat will...

President Cyril Ramaphosa laughs after being asked about the Afrikaners in the United States
South Africans debated a recent video of President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking in the United States of America Ramaphosa was in the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York His response to a question...
OPINION:King Mswati’s extravagant spending confirming him as a greedy dictator, appealing for R43billion international donations to fight climate change while stealing taxpayers money.
By Zweli Martin Dlamini It is very disturbing to note that in this country we have a King who loots public funds while turning our country into a charity case, an act of poor leadership that grossly undermines the Sovereignty of this Kingdom....

“Very strong, really strong”: SECAM President on Church in Southern Africa, Hails IMBISA on Golden Jubilee
Credit: Zonke Tembe “But I'm here also to encourage our brothers to go on, mainly this year as we are celebrating the jubilee of hope,” said the Congolese member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) in reference to the ongoing Catholic...


SA Provincial Standing Committee calls for ban of Israeli sports teams from international competition
September 26, 2025 The following resolution on Palestine was approved by the annual meeting of Provincial Standing Committee: This PSC: Noting the: 1. on-going humanitarian crisis in Gaza with deaths in that territory nearing 60 000 people through...


Mark Bettle: Education plants seeds for a better future in Eswatini
Every day the headlines remind us of rising political tensions around the world. Commentators warn of democratic backsliding in places we once took for granted. Here in Canada, we watch as powerful nations wrestle with questions of...

2026 WCQ: FIFA picks Chadian Mahamat for Lesotho vs Super Eagles
World football-governing body, FIFA, has selected Chadian official Alhadi Allaou Mahamat as the referee for next week’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Crocodiles of Lesotho. The Matchday 9 encounter is...

MOFA trip aims to boost Taiwan-Eswatini tourism
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday said it is leading a familiarization trip to Eswatini, which started on Thursday last week and ends tomorrow. Department of West Asian and African Affairs Deputy Director Chen Yung-po (陳詠博) said a...

Former SA minister reportedly found dead in France after ‘worrying message’
Reading Time: 2 minutesPARIS – South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has reportedly died in Paris. According to a French publication Le Parisien, the former minister was last seen on Monday afternoon. | Eswatini Observer WhatsApp...

Police Officer Paid by Eswatini Railways During Fuel Theft Probe
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn investigation into fuel theft within Eswatini Railways (ESR) has allegedly resulted in further law contraventions after a serving police officer was paid by the company. The member of the Royal Eswatini Police Service...