Sizwe Dlamini, Independent Online Journalist Profile

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The plight of women farmworkers: Abuse, neglect, and systemic slavery

1 week ago | iol.co.za | Sizwe Dlamini

Labour Rights 5minThe CGE laid bare the brutal conditions faced by women farmworkers across South Africa. Image: Henk Kruger/Independent NewspapersIN a powerful and damning presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) this week laid bare the brutal conditions faced by women farmworkers across South Africa — revealing systemic gender-based violence, economic exploitation, poor living conditions, and institutional neglect.
Zwelabantu CPA and Mbadlanyana family disputes expose land reform failures

1 week ago | iol.co.za | Sizwe Dlamini

Land Disputes 5minDecades-old land disputes have resurfaced to expose a tangled web of corruption, mismanagement, and institutional inertia. Image: Henk Kruger/African News AgencyIN a shocking revelation that has left South Africa’s parliamentary committee on Land Reform and Rural Development reeling, decades-old land disputes have resurfaced to expose a tangled web of corruption, mismanagement, and institutional inertia.
AG flags SABC governance gaps despite progress claims

1 week ago | iol.co.za | Sizwe Dlamini

Bailout TalksSizwe Dlamini|Published 1 minute ago 4minSABC remains trapped in a financial death spiral, with its leadership admitting it cannot survive without urgent government intervention.
Minister of ICT launches Youth Digital Skills Programme at Lavumisa Library

1 week ago | insidebiz.co.sz | Sizwe Dlamini

The Minister of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), Savannah Maziya, officially launched the Youth Digital Skills Programme at the Lavumisa Library. This is part of a national initiative is designed to equip young EmaSwati—particularly those from rural and underserved communities—with practical, market-ready digital skills.
Nominations Now Open for Made in Eswatini Consumer Choice Awards 2025

1 week ago | insidebiz.co.sz | Sizwe Dlamini

A Peculiar People, a leading event management agency focused on empowering local enterprises through consumer engagement, has announced that nominations are now open for the 2025 Made in Eswatini Consumer Choice Awards. The agency has partnered with the Pick n Pay Made in Eswatini Buy Local Campaign for the awards. The awards celebrate the excellence of local brands with consumer-driven recognition.
Mantengu vs JSE: Share price manipulation claims and legal firefight

2 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Sizwe Dlamini

6minJohannesburg Stock Exchange JSEThe management of the JSE have denied their involvement in allegations of share price manipulation that have been made by the directors of Mantengu Mining.
CAPET condemns Minister’s ‘reckless’ policy shift to accommodate Elon Musk

2 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Sizwe Dlamini

Black Economic Empowerment 2minCAPET questioned whether Musk’s inflammatory rhetoric, amplified by AfriForum’s overseas lobbying, was part of a calculated strategy to pressure the government into granting his satellite venture, Starlink, preferential treatment.
SEDFA and DSBD face performance scrutiny amid merger challenges

2 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Sizwe Dlamini

Small Businesses 3minDeputy Minister of Small Business Development Jane Sithole acknowledged improvements but admitted critical gaps remained. Image: SuppliedTHE Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its newly merged entity, the Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (Sedfa), presented their fourth-quarter performance reports to Parliament recently, revealing both progress and persistent challenges in supporting small businesses and cooperatives.
Looted Lottery: How NLC became a playground for the corrupt

2 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Sizwe Dlamini

Corruption 7minWorkers at the NLC picket outside its offices in this file picture. The NLC, established to distribute funds for sports, arts, culture, and charitable causes, has been exposed as one of the most brazen examples of institutional rot in the country’s recent history.
AlphSZ Eswatini Commits E100,000 to 2025 Border to Border Cycle Tour

2 weeks ago | insidebiz.co.sz | Sizwe Dlamini

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, AlphSZ Eswatini has pledged a sponsorship of E100 000 towards the 2025 Border to Border (B2B) Cycle Tour. The announcement of the sponsorship was held on the roof top of the Intfutfuko Building in Mbabane. Speaking during the announcement, CEO of AlphSZ Eswatini, Thandile Nxumalo, said that they are doing this for the health of the nation,“A healthy nation is a wealthy nation and it is important for companies to be good corporate citizens,” she said.