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Business Eswatini weighs in on latest US tariff shift

MBABANE – Business Eswatini (BE) has sounded caution after fresh United States tariff moves, warning that local exporters face uncertainty amid shifting global...

Insurance sector shows mixed fortunes in Q3

MBABANE – Eswatini’s insurance industry delivered a mixed performance in the third quarter of 2025.Long-term insurers posted marginal growth in premium income while...

UNESWA Endowment Fund signs landmark investment policy

MBABANE – The UNESWA Endowment Fund has signed an Investment Policy Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Cape Town-based advisory firm Independent Actuaries and...

Stanlib strengthens grip on investments schemes

MBABANE -  Eswatini’s investment management market is undergoing a quiet but telling reshuffle, with leading asset managers tightening their grip on investor funds.There...

UNDP sets 2026 focus on jobs, MSMEs

MBABANE – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is sharpening its focus on accelerating delivery in high-impact areas in 2026.This is with Micro,...

More Japanese investors eye new opportunities

MBABANE – Eswatini continues to stay on the radar of global investors after Russell Mmiso Dlamini received a high-level delegation of potential investors...

MSMEs hope King addresses 5 business pains

MBABANE - Small businesses are hoping that His Majesty King Mswati III will use Friday’s Speech from the Throne to speak directly to...

Jan trade surplus narrows sharply as exports weaken

MBABANE - Eswatini’s trade surplus narrowed sharply to E80.8 million in January 2026, down from E459.4 million in December 2025, reflecting a steeper...

SMVAF – Business Eswatini partnership targets road safety shift

MBABANE – Business Eswatini has thrown its weight behind a new era of collaboration with the Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund (SMVAF).This follows...

Inflation slows fourth straight month to 2.1%

MBABANE – Eswatini’s headline inflation has eased for the fourth consecutive month, declining to 2.1 per cent in January 2025.The latest reading marks...

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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...

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...

Sthombesihle: Culture meets couture

From the quiet village of Mbekelweni to the vibrant high-fashion red carpets of Eswatini, Sthombesihle Dlamini is carving out a distinctive space as...