The country has been ranked the most corrupt in Africa at 87%, by Afrobarometro, a pan-African and independent research network; due to the shortage of medicines caused by corruption, hundreds of people have died since the health crisis broke out

Penuel Malinga, secretary general of Eswatini's main and largest political party, visited the family of Raymond Mthembu, a University of Eswatini student who committed suicide because of delays in the payment of allowances by the government

Archaeologists claim to have discovered the oldest known evidence of intensive ochre mining anywhere in the world, at least 48.000 years ago, in Lion Cave at Ngwenya in Eswatini

The Mbabane City Council approved a 5% increase in property rates for the financial year 2025/2026, an increase that will affect about 130 properties; land rates are also set to increase slightly

The University of Eswatini has moved to increase access for students with disabilities through the establishment of a Disability Support Resource Centre