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Personal loans surge by 5.9% to E3.8bn in Dec 2025
MBABANE – Personal loans recorded the strongest growth in December 2025, rising by 5.9 per cent to E3.8 billion, signalling increased appetite for...
Tariff increase threatens MSME sustainability – BUFE
MBABANE – The Business Federation of Eswatini (BUFE) has warned that the recently approved 13.61 per cent electricity tariff increase for the 2026/2027...
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...
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Nation mourns Home Affairs Minister Princess Lindiwe
MBABANE — The nation is mourning the death of Her Royal Highness Princess Lindiwe, Minister of Home Affairs, who died yesterday following a...
Late CJ Bheki Maphalala repatriated from South Africa
MBABANE - The body of the late Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has been repatriated into the country from South Africa. Maphalala's body was...
Mthandeni vanishes as HMCS probes audio
MBABANE – Former Ngwempisi Member of Parliament Mthandeni Dube is nowhere to be found. This was determined after an enquiry team established by...
Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala to receive State Funeral
MBABANE – Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala will be accorded a State Funeral, Minister for Tinkhundla Administration and Development Sikhumbuzo Dlamini has announced. Dlamini...
Nation mourns Chief Justice Maphalala at State memorial
MANZINI - A profound atmosphere of grief, honour, and deep reflection engulfed the new auditorium at the Zakhele Free Evangelical Assemblies, as thousands...
