E124bn NBFI pool can drive growth
MBABANE - The non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) have quietly built up a formidable war chest of E124 billion in assets.This is a pool...
Retirement funds assets equal 65% of national GDP
MBABANE – As at Q3 of 2025, the stock of retirement funds accumulated savings of E58 billion was equivalent to about 65 per...
Optical fibre rollout strengthens business ecosystem
MBABANE - Eswatini’s expanding optical fibre network is set to strengthen the country’s business ecosystem, as government accelerates digital infrastructure rollout to drive...
Personal loans surge by 5.9% to E3.8bn in Dec 2025
MBABANE – Personal loans recorded the strongest growth in December 2025, rising by 5.9 per cent to E3.8 billion, signalling increased appetite for...
Tariff increase threatens MSME sustainability – BUFE
MBABANE – The Business Federation of Eswatini (BUFE) has warned that the recently approved 13.61 per cent electricity tariff increase for the 2026/2027...
Factories’ expansions signal strong industrial growth
MATSAPHA – The Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade on Monday toured expanding textile and logistics firms in Matsapha, highlighting job creation, export...
Credit growth holds firm as reserves decline
MBABANE - Eswatini’s latest monetary data reveal resilient private sector credit growth, steady interest rates and seasonal liquidity shifts, but declining foreign reserves...
EWADE deepens partnerships to drive food security
MBABANE – The Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (EWADE) has entered 2026 with renewed momentum, deepening partnerships, expanding farmer support programmes and...
Procurement compliance remains weak across public sector
MBABANE – The latest procurement compliance report reveals widespread non-compliance across government.Public procurement system continues to face serious compliance challenges, with the majority...
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Mountain homes face demolition
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Bhunu Mall incident: Project manager not qualified engineer
MANZINI – The ongoing construction of the Bhunu Mall has brought to the fore critical questions surrounding statutory compliance. At the centre of...
‘MaMkhize’ brings back black, white kit
(At Prince of Wales Sports Ground) MBABANE – It was indeed a homecoming party. This came after Mbabane Highlanders President Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize...
Re-arrested Chinese nationals demand E208 million from government
MBABANE - Forty Chinese nationals who were re-arrested while trying to leave Eswatini following their conviction and sentencing for being in the country...
Sebakhona Clare Matisa finds new life purpose
Entering the public eye comes with a unique set of expectations. For University of Eswatini student Sebakhona Clare Matisa, national recognition arrived when...
