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Ubombo Sugar outshines Europe, Africa in ABF Sugar awards again

BIG BEND - Ubombo Sugar Limited has been named ABF Sugar Business of the Year for 2025/26 for the second consecutive year, outperforming...

Eswatini pushes for stronger African trade, development financing

MBABANE - Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg has called for stronger intra-African trade and increased production of value-added goods to address trade imbalances and...

IMF lowers Eswatini 2026/27 growth forecasts

MBABANE – The International Monetary Fund has lowered Eswatini’s growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027, citing a global outlook increasingly exposed to geopolitical...

Business confidence softens: Private sector credit falls 1.4%

MBABANE - Business confidence showed signs of softening at the end of August 2026, with credit extended to the private sector declining by...

AGSPAC reports E752 948 loss in first 18-month results

MBABANE - Newly listed AGSPAC Limited recorded a E752 948 loss for its first audited 18-month reporting period as the agricultural investment company...

AfDB-backed MNWAP Phase II advances with Ethemba Dam assessment

MBABANE - The African Development Bank-backed Mkhondvo-Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Programme Phase II has advanced through updated environmental and social assessments. This marks progress...

Africa urged to turn seed summit into jobs

MBABANE - Africa has been urged to turn commitments made at the inaugural African Union Seed Investment Summit in Eswatini into practical investment,...

ESWACAA eyes E12bn investment, 20 000 jobs by 2037

MBABANE - Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority (ESWACAA) is targeting to attract E12 billion in investment and 20 000 jobs by 2037. This comes...

Swati-owned Datamatics lands key role in E12bn airport strategy

MBABANE - Information technology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) consultancy Datamatics Eswatini is continuing its growth trajectory after being appointed to lead data...

UNDP backs UniPod to build production for airport cargo

MBABANE - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting the development of the University Innovation Pod (UniPod). The UniPod is a shared...

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Socialites, banker arrested in E396 000 fraud case

MANZINI – Two socialites and a banker have been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud involving more than E396 000. The accused...

34 cops graduate in police science

MANZINI – Thirty-four police officers have graduated with diplomas in Police Science as the police service seeks to strengthen its response to emerging...

MaMkhize back for ‘Bull’ after China trip

MBABANE – Mbabane Highlanders AM president Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize is back home after a business trip to China, declaring that her presence is...

Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve confirms separation from wife

MANZINI – Founder and senior pastor of God Cares Christian Fellowship, Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve, has confirmed the end of his marriage to Nolwazi...

Eswatini repatriates 11 third-country nationals

MBABANE – Eswatini has repatriated 11 third-country nationals since July 2025 under an arrangement with the United States Government. The latest to return...