Today Sunday , 16 August 2026
Today Sunday , 16 August 2026
Sports
Eswatini leading athletics medal count in National Youth Games
LOBAMBA – Host nation Eswatini has seized control of the athletics medal table after the opening day of the National Youth Games. The inaugural Games kicked off today, Saturday August...
Fuel ‘cushion’ fund may last 6 months
EZULWINI – Government spent an average of E147 million in June to keep fuel costs low for emaSwati after the Strait of Hormuz...
CBE governor’s 4 priorities to shape financial system
EZULWINI - Central Bank of Eswatini Governor Dr Phil Mnisi has outlined four priorities to shape the next phase of Eswatini’s financial system...
EWADE’s Mpakeni Dam injects E739.2m into local businesses
MPAKENI – The economic impact of the under construction E2.6 billion Mpakeni Dam is already being measured in hundreds of millions of emalangeni...
NAMBoard enforces 24% edible oil levy
MBABANE - NAMBoard will from September 1, 2026 enforce a 24 per cent levy on imported edible oils entering the country, tightening compliance...
Agriculture holds major untapped value-chain wealth
MBABANE – Eswatini’s agriculture sector has significant untapped commercial potential, with maize, dairy, beef and vegetables identified as priority value chains capable of...
EU, ITC back Eswatini export growth roadmap
MBABANE – The European Union (EU) and International Trade Centre (ITC) are supporting Eswatini in developing a three-year export roadmap. This roadmap is...
African trade reaches E24.3 trillion in 2025
MBABANE - Global merchandise trade volumes grew by an estimated 4.6 per cent in 2025, up from 2.7 per cent in 2024, despite...
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Freezing cold kills cattle at Hawane
HAWANE – A brutal cold snap has killed cattle in Hawane, leaving smallholder farmers counting losses of more than E60 000. The losses...
DRC multi-sport club for ‘Birds’ takeover
MBABANE – A Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) multi-sport club has agreed in principle to a takeover of Mbabane Swallows. Although the process...
EEC within its rights to seek tariff hike- minister
MBABANE- The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is within its rights to consider another tariff application, according to Minister for Natural Resources and Energy,...
Man sentenced to 38 years for double murder
MBABANE – The High Court has issued a sentence of 38 years for a man who was involved in a fight during a...
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Eswatini leading athletics medal count in National Youth Games
LOBAMBA – Host nation Eswatini has seized control of the athletics medal table after the opening day of the National Youth Games. The inaugural Games kicked off today, Saturday August...
Comments and Analysis
King faces the Madagascar test yet again
All eyes will turn to His Majesty King Mswati III as Southern African leaders gather in Durban this weekend for the SADC Organ...
The world a better place?
The question being: Is our world a better place than any period within, say, the past one hundred years? For this article, the...
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Every time another foreign national is chased from a home, a business is abandoned, a family is scattered or a sick person is...
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Give young people a reason to hope
Madam, On Wednesday, some quarters joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Youth Day 2026, a day dedicated to recognising the contribution, potential and aspirations of young people....
