Economy stable, structural strains persist in Q3
MBABANE - Eswatini’s economy showed notable signs of stability during the third quarter of 2025, buoyed by easing inflation, improved trade performance and...
SBC, Nedbank share price gains lift ESE market cap
MBABANE - The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) closed November 2025 on a stronger footing.This is because rising share prices in three counters -...
USL’s E2.4bn investment signals strong vote of confidence
MBABANE - EIPA says the E2.4 billion investment by Ubombo Sugar Limited (USL) marks one of the strongest demonstrations yet of growing investor...
Eswatini–UK trade slumps
MBABANE - Eswatini’s trade performance with the United Kingdom (UK) has taken a significant downturn.The latest data released by the UK’s Department for...
6 major risks threaten financial stability, CBE warns
EZULWINI - Eswatini’s financial system is operating under increasingly complex and interlinked pressures, with risks emerging from fiscal constraints, external uncertainties and domestic...
Concentration risk faces Eswatini Stock Exchange outlook
EZULWINI – Concentration risk on the Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) has emerged as the most pressing structural vulnerability in the domestic capital market.This...
SBS conversion nears completion, over E20m spent
MBABANE - The Swaziland Building Society (SBS) has spent in excess of E20 million over the past decade to transition into a fully...
USL–EEC 40MW PPA to boost power, jobs
MBABANE – Eswatini has taken another decisive step toward securing energy independence and expanding local generation capacity. This follows the signing of the...
Fiscal deficit to widen by 3% of GDP, reach E2.88bn
EZULWINI - The Governor of the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE), Dr Phil Mnisi, has issued a strong and timely warning about the...
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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue
MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...
Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals
MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...
E2bn Chinese fraud suspect fears death penalty
MBABANE – The Chinese national, Jin Houyun, who is suspected of involvement in pooling over E2 billion from thousands of investors in China...
DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget
MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...
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...
