Consumers face another bread increase
MBABANE – Consumers are set to dig deeper into their pockets for bread from next month after Cabinet approved another increase in the...
FNB probes E10m loan fraud involving suspected insiders
MBABANE – FNB Eswatini is investigating suspected fraud involving loans worth more than E10 million. The alleged scheme is understood to have involved...
Taiwan, Eswatini deepen disaster response cooperation
MBABANE – Taiwan has pledged to strengthen disaster preparedness and response cooperation with Eswatini, including sharing technology and rescue expertise. According to Taipei...
Sri Lankan who committed suicide at guesthouse was asylum seeker
MBABANE – It has since been revealed that the Sri Lankan national who committed suicide at a guesthouse at Lobamba last weekend was...
Africa must turn unity into tangible progress – Pan-African Parliament
MBABANE – The Pan-African Parliament has called for Africa to translate its long-standing integration ambitions into tangible progress for ordinary citizens. The call...
Stale-coffee black, but still brewing
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E160m set aside for salary review appeals
MBABANE – Government has provisionally set aside E160 million to deal with appeals arising from the 2025 public service salary review. Principal Secretary...
Bread, beds and the economics of E20
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Standard Bank brings back Instant Money
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Eswatini now imports building blocks
MBABANE – The construction industry and the entire economy of the country are under siege. It has emerged that Eswatini has been importing...
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ByStanley Khumalo22 September 2026