From gift to burden: Eswatini’s youth challenge
As per the state of the youth report, over 70 per cent of Eswatini’s population is aged 35 or below, a demographic gift...
Feeding the ox or starving the State?
In a candid appearance before the House Assembly’s Finance Committee, Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg defended proposed amendments to the Eswatini Revenue Service...
The peace deal and its implications
As this week dawned, the world received news from Tehran and Washington: Finally, a peace deal is on the table. Moving the world...
CBE reserves composition, gold strategy
Central Bank reserves are the cornerstone of a nation’s financial stability. They are assets held by the monetary authority to support the national...
Price of hard work: True cost, value
In a world driven by instant gratification and quick success stories, the concept of hard work often gets overshadowed by shortcuts and luck....
Defining SOEs in the kingdom
The kingdom’s economic landscape is shaped by a diverse array of public institutions, i.e., State-owned enterprises (SOEs), regulatory bodies, and non-profit parastatals. Each...
Unlocking credit through movable collateral
Access to finance has long been the Achilles heel of Eswatini’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). While banks remain cautious lenders, the collateral...
Economics of war, its imminent shockwaves
We often view war through a lens of human tragedy and shifting maps, but beneath the smoke and rhetoric lies a colder, more...
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It was an oversight – DPM on E7 million immigrants’ funds
LOBAMBA – “Saphandleka” (it was an oversight).Those were the words of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Thulisile Dladla, as she admitted that it was...
SODV Act: Sex offenders register in pipeline
EZULWINI – Government is set to operationalise the National Register for Sex Offenders by recruiting a registrar to administer the system.The announcement was...
Promise of SACU’s E5 billion Fund of Funds
When SACU announced the creation of a E5 billion Fund of Funds to be rolled out in 2027/28 and 2028/29, the news barely...
BySanele Sibiya8 July 2026