Business
SFC diversifies into agriculture to support food security
NHLANGANO - Shiselweni Forestry Company (SFC) is diversifying into agriculture through maize, sugar beans and beef production as part of efforts to support...
LUSIP-II delivers all set targets – AfDB
MBABANE – The Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project Phase II (LUSIP-II) has delivered its targeted agricultural production outcomes. The African Development Bank (AfDB)...
Minister Khumalo champions nationwide business inspections
MBABANE – Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo is championing a nationwide inspection exercise aimed at ensuring businesses comply with Eswatini’s...
ESE market cap remains flat at E7.053bn in Aug
MBABANE – The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) market capitalisation remained flat at E7.053 billion in August 2026, with no month-on-month change recorded in...
Citizen Economic Empowerment Act: E25 000 fines for fronting
MBABANE – Businesses and individuals fronting for foreigners face fines of up to E25 000 or imprisonment under new empowerment regulations designed to...
Transport costs push inflation higher to 2.8%
MBABANE - Transport costs, particularly fuel and air travel, have emerged as key drivers of Eswatini’s rising inflation. This has pushed the country’s...
Eswatini sugar farmers among better paid in COMESA region
MBABANE - Payments to sugar cane growers in Eswatini are higher than in most of the other countries assessed in a regional sugar...
Meet thought leaders of Family Business Summit 2026
Several weeks ago in these pages, I wrote about the stories family business founders carry, the early failures, the near losses, the values...
E8m retail threshold puts shops in emaSwati’s hands
MBABANE - All retail operations with an annual turnover below E8 million are to be reserved for emaSwati. This will be brought by...
FNB Eswatini earnings fall 3% despite income growth
MBABANE - FNB Eswatini’s profit before tax declined by 3 per cent to E335.7 million in the year ended June 30, 2026. This...
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Maidens thrilled as His Majesty the King appreciates them
MBANGWENI – Imbali was overjoyed when His Majesty King Mswati III appreciated her during the ongoing annual Umhlanga Ceremony at Mbangweni Royal Residence....
Nation mourns Home Affairs Minister Princess Lindiwe
MBABANE — The nation is mourning the death of Her Royal Highness Princess Lindiwe, Minister of Home Affairs, who died yesterday following a...
Zama zamas poison Phophonyane lifeline
MBABANE – Illegal miners are allegedly polluting the Phophonyane River, on which thousands of emaSwati depend. The river supplies water mainly to Pigg’s...
Late CJ Bheki Maphalala repatriated from South Africa
MBABANE - The body of the late Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has been repatriated into the country from South Africa. Maphalala's body was...
Mthandeni vanishes as HMCS probes audio
MBABANE – Former Ngwempisi Member of Parliament Mthandeni Dube is nowhere to be found. This was determined after an enquiry team established by...
