Business
ERS ramps up war against illicit trade
MANANGA - The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has intensified its call for a coordinated national and international response to illicit trade.The organisation has...
Eswatini gears up for E1.6bn World Bank-funded project
MBABANE - Eswatini is moving decisively to strengthen and modernise its electricity network.Preparations are gathering momentum for the implementation of the E1.6 billion...
Unsecured lending surges as car, personal loans rise
MBABANE – Household borrowing in Eswatini continued its upward trajectory towards the end of 2025, with unsecured lending remaining a key driver.According to...
Sugar, soft drink industries continue to lead export growth
MBABANE - The soft drink concentrates and sugar industries continued to demonstrate resilience and global competitiveness at the close of 2025, reinforcing the...
EIPA opens Taiwan market for local exporters
MBABANE - Eswatini’s export-focused businesses have been handed a fresh opportunity to access the Asian market.This follows the Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority’s (EIPA)...
Business costs go up by 15%
MBABANE - Business operating costs are set to rise by 15 per cent following the application of Value-Added Tax (VAT) on water and...
ESWASA Council boosted with agriculture, construction expertise
MBABANE - The Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo has strengthened the governance structure of the Eswatini Standards Authority (ESWASA).The minister...
International experts for SBS SME Unit
MBABANE - Swaziland Building Society (SBS) has signed a Partnership Agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).The agreement is for the provision of...
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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...
E2bn Chinese fraud suspect fears death penalty
MBABANE – The Chinese national, Jin Houyun, who is suspected of involvement in pooling over E2 billion from thousands of investors in China...
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...
