Eswatini candidates spend night queuing for police jobs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Candidates spent the night in rain and thunderstorms outside Nhlangano police station in Eswatini to submit their applications for police recruitment. They are seeking one of the Constable II positions open until 4 November 2026, the Times of Eswatini reports.
Candidates for recruitment by the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) spent the night outside Nhlangano police station to be among the first to submit their applications to join as Constable II officers. Applications must be submitted before 4 November 2026, the Times of Eswatini reports.
Sifiso Shabangu, a 28-year-old self-employed bricklayer from Ngudzeni, arrived at 7pm on Sunday and took the lead in the queue at 3.30am. Nompilo Hleta, a 30-year-old jobseeker trying her luck for the fourth time, joined the queue at 6am and was already 100th. Official processing of the applications began at 8.45am, according to the Times of Eswatini.
