Third-Country Deportations: The U.S. began sending deportees to Liberia under a deal allowing up to 1,200 people over a year; the first group of 20 landed in Monrovia, with Liberia saying arrivals can seek asylum or leave and that the arrangement is “humanitarian,” while rights groups and lawyers raise legal and due-process concerns. Eswatini-US Link: Eswatini has repatriated two nationals who were transferred from the U.S. under the same third-country policy, after they requested to return home. Local Justice & Crime: An Eswatini-based syndicate allegedly trapped Brazilian victims with fake “confidentiality” contracts, bogus police identities and forced check-ins every three hours, using seized devices and messaging chats to run the scheme. Online Gambling Crackdown: Two Chinese kingpins in an illegal online gambling operation in Mbabane were fined a total of E77,000, with prison terms if fines aren’t paid. Aviation Gender Push: ESWACAA launched a Gender Equality Friday initiative to boost women’s participation in aviation, citing major under-representation in technical and leadership roles. Education & Youth: UNESWA Luyengo Campus won Enactus Eswatini champions for turning agricultural waste into fertiliser, taking home E20,000. Business & Competition: The Eswatini Competition Commission conditionally approved Singapore-based WINBM’s acquisition of AfriSam Eswatini, adding safeguards to protect competition in cement blending. Governance Watch: Government is assessing rural healthcare workers’ conditions ahead of new sector-specific allowances recommended in the Salary Review report.