Inflation accelerates to 2.7% amid rising utility costs
MBABANE - Eswatini’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.7 per cent in May 2026.This marked the highest level recorded this year, signalling renewed...
Inflation jumps to 2.7% as housing, transport costs bite
MBABANE – Eswatini's inflation rate rose sharply to 2.7 per cent in May 2026.This was largely driven by higher housing, electricity and transport...
AGSPAC posts first results after stock listing
MBABANE – Newly-listed investment company AGSPAC Limited has released its first interim financial results since joining the Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE).The company has...
CBE reports progress in failed investment schemes
MBABANE - The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has provided a crucial update on several failed investment schemes that collectively cost thousands of...
SBS conversion on track, says CBE
MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini says the Swaziland Building Society (SBS) conversion remains on track while intervention measures at EswatiniBank are...
Mpakeni Dam construction surges past halfway mark
MBABANE - Construction of the E2.6 billion Mpakeni Dam has reached 51 per cent overall completion, as of the end of May 2026.This...
EEC pursues local manufacturing of meters, cables
MBABANE – The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is seeking to establish local manufacturing plants for smart meters, cables and ancillary electrical products.This is...
Eswatini sugar industry remains COMESA’s benchmark performer
MBABANE – Eswatini’s sugar industry has once again been recognised as one of Africa’s most efficient and competitive sugar sectors.A new regional study...
Eswatini faces food price risks as Tiger Brands sounds alarm
MBABANE - South African food giant Tiger Brands has warned that escalating geopolitical tensions, particularly the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, could...
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I don’t have money to compensate them – Polycarp
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Each MP set for E1m handshake
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