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Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Rema, Ayra Star get nominations for AFRIMA 2025
Pulse
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August 28, 2025
The All-African Music Awards have announced the nominees for the 2025 edition. This year’s nominations followed a record-breaking 10,717 entries, the highest since the inception of AFRIMA 12 years ago. READ ALSO: AFRIMA sets new record with over...
Efforts Still Underway to Return Jamaican Deportee from Eswatini
Nationwide 90FM
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August 22, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister, Kamina Johnson Smith, says efforts are still underway to return a Jamaican national who was deported by the US to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini. The man is identified as Isaac Etoria. Etoria was among five...
South Africa mulls higher steel tariffs to curb rising imports
GCN
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August 22, 2025
South Africa’s steel industry faces an existential crisis as Chinese imports flood domestic markets, forcing the government to consider unprecedented tariff increases that could reshape the country’s industrial landscape. The proposed duties...
King Mswati ready to take over as SADC Troika Chairman and contribute to regional peace and stability, says his Spokesperson Percy Simelane.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:King Mswati is ready to take over as the Chairman of the Southern African Development Community(SADC) Troika and contribute to regional peace and stability, his Spokesperson Percy Simelane told this Swaziland News...
African Teachers Gather in South Africa for Holocaust Education Training Amid Rising Antisemitism
Algemeiner Journal
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August 19, 2025
A weeklong training program in South Africa brought together teachers from across the African continent to learn how to teach World War II and the Holocaust, an initiative aimed at promoting understanding amid rising antisemitism and anti-Israel...
Foreign ministry pursuing early return of Jamaican national from Eswatini
Jamaica Observer
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August 22, 2025
A photo of the Jamaican deported to Eswatini Monday (Phhoto: TriciaOhio X Formerly Twitter) August 22, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says Isaac Etoria, the Jamaican national...
Protesting women gather outside High Court in support of Women Assembly’s court case challenging United States(US) dumping of child rape convicted criminals in eSwatini.
Swaziland News
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By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:Women affiliated under the Swaziland Rural Women Assembly(SRWA) gathered at the High Court on Friday in support of their organization’s court case, challenging the dumping of dangerous criminals by the United States(US)....
Court Case Targets Eswatini–Trump Deportation Pact
StratNews Global
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August 22, 2025
Home Africa Court Case Targets Eswatini–Trump Deportation Pact The case was due be heard at the High Court of Eswatini on Friday but was postponed until September 25 because the government did not file response papers. Human rights lawyers and...
South Africa’s Garment and Textile Workers Call for Just Transition
Sourcing Journal - New York
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August 22, 2025
Apparel, footwear, leather and textile workers in Eswatini and South Africa are pushing for a just transition from fossil-fuel-reliant industries to low-carbon economies that promote fair and equitable employment. Convening at a workshop in...
Goals and Highlights: Kenya 1 (3) -1 (4) Madagascar in African Nations Championship Quarterfinals
VAVEL
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August 22, 2025
Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us for live coverage of the Kenya vs. Madagascar match, part of the African Nations Championship quarterfinals. We wish you a happy evening and stay tuned to VAVEL.com. MADAGASCAR ADVANCES ON...
Is Africa becoming the dumping ground for deported migrants from the US?
Deutsche Welle
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August 22, 2025
US President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration is a cornerstone of his domestic policy, forming part of his controversial campaign pledge to carry out "the largest deportation operation in American history." Deporting those migrants...
King witnesses inaugural Madagascar motorway launch
Eswatini Observer
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August 19, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHis Majesty King Mswati III and Inkhosikati LaMatsebula attended the inaugural launch of Madagascar’s first motorway. Launching the 260km road project was Madagascar President and SADC Chairperson Andry Rajoelina yesterday....
Rights group sues Eswatini government over Trump deportees deal
BusinessLIVE
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Mbabane, Eswatini — Human rights lawyers and activists have sued the government of Eswatini for making a secretive deal with President Donald Trump’s administration to accept third-country deportees from the US, which they say is unconstitutional....
Eswatini activates Udacity Coding Programme
Eswatini Observer
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August 19, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology has officially launched the activation of the Udacity Coding Programme, a digital skills initiative aimed at equipping Emaswati with globally competitive technology...
AP News Summary at 9:51 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Minneapolis Catholic schoolchildren listened to a prayer, then ducked for cover from gunfire MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The pews of a Minneapolis church were packed with teachers, parents and schoolchildren paired with older ‘buddies’ listening to a...
Murumba Pitch to Headline Eswatini’s Simple Saturdays at Mdzimba View
Eswatini Observer
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August 22, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesEswatini’s weekend soundtrack just found its headliners — and they’re crossing borders to do it. South Africa’s very own Murumba Pitch, who have set festivals ablaze across the region, are bringing their magic to Simple...
US pursues 3 objectives by imposing differentiated tariffs on African countries
Global Times
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Illustration: Liu Rui/GTCurrently, the new round of US tariffs facing many African countries is divided into four brackets - most countries face a 10-percent "baseline" tariff; more than 10 other African countries including Angola, Cameroon and...
Eswatini’s 30-Year Grand Plan Still on Track to Achieve First-World Vision
Eswatini Observer
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August 19, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 30-year Grand Plan aimed at transforming Eswatini into a first-world nation is still in the pipeline. Stakeholder Engagements Underway Acting Government Spokesperson Thabile Mdluli explained that the Office of the Prime...
Eswatini Education Ministry Approves Privatisation of Baha’i Schools
Eswatini Observer
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August 19, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Ministry of Education and Training has approved the privatisation of Baha’i Schools, ending more than a year of back-and-forth deliberations. Minister Confirms Decision Education Minister Owen Nxumalo communicated the...
ESWACOS launches copyright project backed by UNESCO
Music in Africa
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August 28, 2025
The IFCD was created under UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, to which eSwatini is a signatory. The fund supports developing countries in building stronger cultural industries and...