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REDI unveils line-up for 1st company secretaries’ convention
MBABANE - The Regional Excellence Development Initiative (REDI) has unveiled a strong line-up of regional and local experts set to headline Eswatini’s inaugural...
AfDB annual meetings target Africa’s financing crisis
MBABANE - The 2026 annual meetings of the African Development Bank Group are expected to place Africa’s widening financing gap under the spotlight.Leaders...
COMESA, EU deepen strategic economic cooperation
MBABANE – COMESA and the European Union strengthened strategic cooperation in Lusaka, prioritising regional integration, trade resilience, infrastructure investment and AfCFTA implementation amid...
ECA, CIC roll out new contractor training initiative
MBABANE – The Eswatini Contractors Association (ECA) and Construction Industry Council (CIC) have launched a new system aimed at strengthening contractor skills, commercial...
Green economy at heart of 2026 Trade Fair
MANZINI – The 58th edition of the Eswatini International Trade Fair (EITF) is set to place the green economy at the heart of...
Business confidence rise as credit hits record E23.2bn
MBABANE - Credit extended to Eswatini’s private sector climbed to a record E23.2 billion in March 2026.These underlines growing business confidence and rising...
European market growth lifts sugar exports to E1.1bn
MBABANE - Eswatini’s sugar industry delivered a major boost to the country’s external trade performance in April 2026.The country’s exports of sugar and...
Electricity, fuel costs push inflation to 2.0%
MBABANE - Eswatini’s inflation rate edged higher to 2.0 per cent in April 2026 from 1.6 per cent in March, signalling renewed price...
AfDB’s intervention strategy targets infrastructure, private sector growth
MBABANE - The African Development Bank Group has unveiled an ambitious intervention strategy for Eswatini aimed at reducing the cost of doing business,...
Inflation pressures return as prices rise
MBABANE - Eswatini’s inflation outlook has taken a worrying turn after the country’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.0 per cent in April...
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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...
