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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...
ENPF CEO among Africa’s Top 100 business leaders
MBABANE - Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) Chief Executive Officer Futhi Tembe has been named among Africa’s Top 100 Business Leaders for 2026.This...
Rethink SEZ strategy, AfDB urges Eswatini
MBABANE – As Eswatini advances its Special Economic Zones agenda, the African Development Bank says future success will depend on integration, innovation, regional...
Eswatini joins Africa’s highest diesel price list
MBABANE – Eswatini has entered the list of the 10 African countries with the highest diesel prices.These highlights growing fuel-cost pressures that could...
SWAPROP profit drops 15.7%
MBABANE – Swaziland Property Investments Limited (SWAPROP) recorded a 15.7 per cent decline in profit for the six months ended December 31, 2025.This...
ERS demands over E1m unpaid VAT from Touch Hygiene
MBABANE – The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has approached the High Court seeking a default judgment against local company Touch Hygiene (Pty) Ltd...
Eswatini retains 7th place among Africa’s industrial elite
MBABANE - Eswatini has cemented its position among Africa’s most industrialised economies, ranking seventh on the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Africa Industrialisation Index...
CBE defies expectations, holds interest rates steady
MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has surprised markets by maintaining its discount rate at 6.75 per cent despite neighbouring South...
EEC moves to redesign electricity tariffs
MBABANE – The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) has launched a major process to redesign electricity tariffs and conduct a comprehensive cost of supply...
Trade surplus shrinks as exports decline slightly
MBABANE - Eswatini maintained a positive merchandise trade balance in March 2026.However, the country’s overall export earnings continued to face pressure as weaker...
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I don’t have money to compensate them – Polycarp
MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...
King moves to save Ncangosini residents from eviction
KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
Macadamia processing plant boosts Eswatini’s export ambitions
MATSAPHA – Eswatini’s rapidly expanding macadamia industry is poised for a major growth as Elangeni Food Group moves closer to commissioning its processing...
Hitman, healer at centre of State’s murder case against Mashumi
MBABANE – A suspected hitman and a traditional healer are at the centre of the State’s case against Mashumi Andreas Shongwe. The two,...
Eswatini among southern Africa’s fastest-growing economies
MBABANE – Eswatini is expected to remain among Southern Africa’s strongest-performing economies this year, with African Development Bank projections placing the kingdom third...
