{"id":5814,"date":"2025-11-17T11:10:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=5814"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:10:41","slug":"army-recruitment-race-enters-final-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/5814\/eswatini-daily-news\/army-recruitment-race-enters-final-stretch\/","title":{"rendered":"ARMY RECRUITMENT RACE ENTERS FINAL STRETCH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Thokozani Mazibuko<\/p>\n<p>The national army recruitment race is moving into its final and most decisive stretch, with only a few constituencies left before the month-long exercise comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of young Eswatini hopefuls have already taken part in the gruelling 3.2-kilometre race, which continues to draw strong turnout and community support across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The recruitment race has so far run smoothly, with officials emphasising fairness, transparency and strict adherence to physical standards. For many young people, the race represents more than just a fitness test; it offers a potential pathway to secure employment, discipline, and a chance to serve the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Security authorities say medical teams and support staff will remain stationed at all venues to ensure participant safety as temperatures rise during the late-November heat.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates have been encouraged to arrive early, stay hydrated, and pace themselves carefully, particularly as competition intensifies in the closing days.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5821\" style=\"width: 964px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5821\" src=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PAGE-4-Army-hopefuls-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"543\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Army hopefuls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Urban constituencies are expected to attract even larger numbers as the exercise moves toward completion.<\/p>\n<p>The final races in Mbabane East and Mbabane West traditionally carry the highest stakes, drawing some of the best-prepared candidates who have trained for months in anticipation of the recruitment season.<\/p>\n<p>As the country watches the last batch of athletes sprint towards the finish line, anticipation continues to build.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of these remaining races will determine which candidates advance to the next stages of assessment, and ultimately, who secures a place in the national army.<br \/><br \/>Below is the remaining official recruitment race schedule:<br \/><br \/>18 November<br \/>08:00 Mhlambanyatsi<br \/>14:00 Siphocosini<br \/><br \/>20 November<br \/>08:00 Hhukwini<br \/>14:00 Maphalaleni<br \/><br \/>22 November<br \/>08:00 Timphisini<br \/>14:00 Ntfonjeni<br \/><br \/>25 November<br \/>08:00 Motjane<br \/>14:00 Nkhaba<br \/><br \/>27 November<br \/>08:00 Lobamba<br \/>14:00 Lobamba Lomdzala<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"5796\"  data-title=\"\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><\/strong><br \/><br \/>29 November<br \/>08:00 Mbabane East<br \/>14:00 Mbabane West<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Thokozani Mazibuko The national army recruitment race is moving into its final and most decisive stretch, with&hellip;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,22,24,25,26],"tags":[46,73,49,58],"class_list":["post-5814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-africa","category-eswatini-daily-news","category-future","category-national","category-swaziland","tag-africa","tag-eswatini","tag-human-interest","tag-national","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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