Times of Eswatini

No job, no game

Players refuse to honour games over unfulfille­d job promises.

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touches turns to gold. Today singena with one of their hits; titled Xola featuring Nobuhle.

As we wrap up the month of September, there is no looking back. We have been having ema-weekend lamakhulu kakhulu non-stop. At one point, we even forgot that we were going through one of the ‘disastrous’ years, as lokwekutse­nga sekugcina ngekubonak­ala esitfomben­i.

Even though natsi we are known for living large, we’ve cut our budget by three per cent. Hehehehe ... We still feature prominentl­y in the ‘A’ list but we’ve reduced our spending. With weekends getting busier Gazi, we won’t waste any more time. Ne-friji yetfu Gazi iyaphuphum­a as usual.

Await

While we eagerly await the start of the MTN Premier League, it is non-stop action in most of the sporting codes like volleyball, netball and cycling. And it is exciting to note that most sponsors are still choosing to partner with sport after the disruption­s that were caused by the advent of COVID-19. Gazi, as games were about to reach boiling point in one of the sporting activities, the unthinkabl­e happened.

The players, we were told, decided to boycott their games, making claims that a promise to offer them jobs was not fulfilled. Instead only two of the team members were reportedly employed. They claimed to have been promised the jobs in one of the country’s major sectors.

At the end, Gazi the game featuring the said team had to be called off. We’re monitoring the situation with keen interest as we try to ascertain kutsi will they eventually honour their fixture. The tournament has already been thrown into disarray. Pheew! Unzima lomthwalo. Sitayicela ivutsiwe.

“As supporters of Mbabane Swallows brand, we uphold a standard defined by positivity and respect. Behaviours detrimenta­l to the club’s values will, as a deterrent towards such behaviour, attract punishment options such as suspension­s and banishment,”

Royal Leopard for reaching the second round of the money-spinning TOTALEnerg­ies CAF Champions League, after brushing aside Madagascar’s CFFA with a 5-3 aggregate win. They are now at least 180 minutes away from the group stages, where they stand to pocket close to E10 million.

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Swim Lab Swimming Club trio of Luca Fraser, Tiano Fraser and Damien De Sousa, were sensationa­l during the Mpumalanga sprints competitio­ns.

The ‘Big 3’ fans for taking forever to come to the party in the ongoing MoMo Cup voting exercise. They should be taking the lead, following

Crime report

When reporting a crime to the police, you must add a line which says, “The thugs said I would beat you with your police.” Trust me; they will rush to the scene. ***

Food expensive

said Mbabane Swallows General Manager (GM) Sandile ‘Beyond 2000’ Zwane, in reaction to the uncertaint­y that was surroundin­g the club. Fans reportedly disrupted a meeting seeking clarity on the situation at the club following a training freeze. Luca led the way with five gold medals in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 50m breaststro­ke, 200m IM and the 100m breaststro­ke, where he further set a competitio­n record. Tiano brought home four medals with one being a gold medal for coming first in the 50m breaststro­ke. Two medals were silver for finishing second in the 50m freestyle and the 100m freestyle. Damien De Sousa, who also had a wonderful outing won one gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze. the seeding of their sides. As it stands, the big teams might miss out on featuring in the E3 million-sponsored tournament.

Food is now expensive. Witches no longer ‘provide free meals’ in dreams.

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African parties

In Africa, if you show up on time for a party, just know you will help them set up the table and chairs for the event.

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