FDI inflows plunge to E810m in 2025
MBABANE – Eswatini attracted approximately E810 million (US$45 million) in foreign direct investment (FDI) during 2025, marking a sharp decline from the E2.41...
EIPA defers 2nd Investment conference
MBABANE – Government has postponed the highly anticipated second edition of the Eswatini Investment Conference, with new dates expected to be announced after...
Tribunal clarifies insurance tax rules in landmark ruling
MBABANE – The Revenue Appeals Tribunal Eswatini (RATE) has delivered yet another landmark judgment that will shape the tax administration for insurance companies....
Business confidence improves as credit to enterprises up to E13.2bn
MBABANE – In a clear sign that local corporate entities are aggressively positioning themselves for expansion, business confidence in Eswatini has marked a...
Embrace value addition – Standard Bank chief economist
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – African countries must urgently shift from exporting raw materials to producing higher-value goods.That is if the continent is...
IMF urges sweeping financial sector reforms in Eswatini
MBABANE – Local financial watchdogs have been called to strengthen oversight, improve data quality and expand surveillance as the financial sector grows increasingly...
Partnerships, value addition fuel Africa’s sustainable economic future
CAPE TOWN – Stronger partnerships, greater intra-African trade, increased value addition and sustained investment in people and productive industries emerged as central themes...
Standard Bank Unlocked targets Africa’s next growth chapter
CAPE TOWN – More than 140 business leaders, policymakers, investors and entrepreneurs from across Africa and key global markets will converge in Cape...
MNWAP agricultural transformation gains momentum
MBABANE - The Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (EWADE) has reached a major milestone in the implementation of the Mkhondvo-Ngwavuma Water Augmentation...
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Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance
LOBAMBA – After being implicated in the delivery of medical drugs that were later recalled, prominent pharmaceutical supplier Swazipharm has reaffirmed its commitment...
Family sues EEC over E6m for Mpolonjeni child electrocution
MBABANE - The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is facing lawsuit of more than E6 million following an electrocution incident that allegedly claimed the...
Labour minister calls for healthy wages
MBABANE – The Minister for Labour and Social Security, Phila Buthelezi, has called upon Wages Councils to negotiate for fair wages. The minister...
Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout
MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...
Six pupils earn once-in-a-lifetime US exchange opportunity
MBABANE- Six different Mbabane high schools pupils have earned a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent Eswatini in the United States, after emerging as top...
