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Markets record modest gains in third quarter
MBABANE - Eswatini’s capital markets registered modest gains during the third quarter of 2025, supported by firmer share prices in a few listed...
COMESA issues tough airline guidelines to protect travellers
MBABANE - The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has issued a strong directive to airlines operating within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern...
IMF sees Eswatini outpacing regional growth rates
MBABANE – Eswatini’s economy is projected to grow by 4.3 per cent in 2025, according to the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released...
Inflation ticks up after months of downward trend
MBABANE - Eswatini’s inflation rate edged slightly higher in September 2025, marking the end of an over five-month downward streak that had provided...
Minister applauds SBS’s leap to banking status
MBABANE - Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg has expressed excitement over the granting of a provisional banking license to the Swaziland Building Society...
Neal leads Africa’s call for global financial reforms
MBABANE – Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg has urged the world’s leading financial institutions to take bold action and implement fundamental reforms to...
Eswatini chases first liSwati billionaire with EYA
MBABANE – Eswatini’s drive to produce its first liSwati billionaire businessperson is gaining momentum, with the 2025 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (EYA)...
Over 100 jobs created in Usutu Forest merger
MBABANE – Over 100 new jobs have been created and several others saved in the merger involving Usutu Forest Products Company Limited.The approved...
Eswatini’s economy expands by 3.4 per cent in Q2
MBABANE - Eswatini’s economy grew by 3.4 per cent in real terms in the second quarter of 2025, compared to the same period...
Reduced mining output contracts economy
MBABANE - The domestic economy experienced nuanced quarter-on-quarter growth, with real gross domestic product (GDP) expanding by a marginal 0.5 per cent in...
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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...
