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Factories’ expansions signal strong industrial growth

MATSAPHA – The Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade on Monday toured expanding textile and logistics firms in Matsapha, highlighting job creation, export...

Credit growth holds firm as reserves decline

MBABANE - Eswatini’s latest monetary data reveal resilient private sector credit growth, steady interest rates and seasonal liquidity shifts, but declining foreign reserves...

EWADE deepens partnerships to drive food security

MBABANE – The Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (EWADE) has entered 2026 with renewed momentum, deepening partnerships, expanding farmer support programmes and...

Procurement compliance remains weak across public sector

MBABANE – The latest procurement compliance report reveals widespread non-compliance across government.Public procurement system continues to face serious compliance challenges, with the majority...

Mozambique Bank delegation visits CBE headquarters site

EZULWINI - The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) and the Bank of Mozambique (BOM) has begun...

CBE commits reserves growth, banking balance

EZULWINI - The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has reaffirmed its commitment to growing the country’s official foreign exchange reserves, while safeguarding a...

5 risks cloud Eswatini’s medium-term growth outlook

MBABANE – Despite an improved growth trajectory in the coming years, Eswatini’s medium-term economic outlook remains exposed to five clearly defined downside risks,...

ESE, Nairobi Exchange sign cooperation pact

MBABANE – The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).This is aimed at...

Standard Bank/Ubombo Sugar growth deepens

MBABANE - Ubombo Sugar Limited (USL) and Standard Bank Eswatini have reinforced their long-term growth ambitions and commitments to national development.This is after...

Inside ERS’s E14.6bn 2024/25 revenue collections

MBABANE - The Eswatini Revenue Service’s (ERS) latest annual report has unpacked how it collected E14.6 billion in 2024/25 and revealed efficiency gains...

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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...