Business
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...
New Jan listing nudges ESE market cap
MBABANE – The admission of AGSPAC Limited to the Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) in mid-January 2026 has marginally lifted the Exchange’s total market...
ENPF’s local, offshore investments drive 13.2% growth
MBABANE - The Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) closed the 2024/25 financial year on a strong footing.The fund delivered a solid investment performance...
Transport industry sitting on goldmine of unrealised opportunity
MBABANE - The transport industry is sitting on a goldmine of unrealised opportunity - and the numbers are now on the table.At the...
E121.2m pumped into economy by MTN Bushfire 2025
MBABANE - A newly-released economic impact assessment by the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa has found that MTN Bushfire 2025 generated a...
IMF strengthens bank recovery planning framework
MBABANE - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), through its regional technical assistance arm, has intensified efforts to bolster Eswatini’s financial sector resilience by...
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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue
MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...
Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals
MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...
DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget
MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...
Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout
MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...
Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance
LOBAMBA – After being implicated in the delivery of medical drugs that were later recalled, prominent pharmaceutical supplier Swazipharm has reaffirmed its commitment...
