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E40m bid security for MNWAP Phase 1B tender
MBABANE – Companies interested in tendering for Phase 1B of the Mkhondvo–Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Programme (MNWAP) will be required to provide a bid...
Household debt declines to 74.3 per cent
MBABANE - Household indebtedness in Eswatini fell to 74.3 per cent in the 2024/25 financial year, down from 79.1 per cent the previous...
Coal output plunges 31.5 per cent, drags down GDP
MBABANE - Coal output fell by 31.5 per cent, on a year-on-year comparison, in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting weak demand from...
Eswatini issues 19 new national standards across key sectors
MBABANE – Government has issued a new set of Eswatini National Standards.These cover electricity, fuel facilities, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), food production, beverages,...
AfDB rates MNWAP study as highly satisfactory
MBABANE – Eswatini has taken a step towards bolstering food security and climate resilience with the successful completion of the feasibility studies and...
Jenny Internet’s E483k for EITF connectivity
MBABANE – The Eswatini International Trade Fair (EITF) has received a boost, with Jenny Internet confirming an expanded sponsorship of E483 331.67.This will...
Economic compass realigned to reflect current realities
MBABANE – The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has unveiled its rebased gross domestic product (GDP) estimates, an exercise aimed at aligning Eswatini’s economic...
Nedbank E250k boost for trade fair Green Zone
MBABANE – Nedbank Eswatini committed E250 000 towards the establishment of the first-ever Green Zone at the upcoming Eswatini International Trade Fair (EITF).The...
ESE records stagnation in equities, growth in bonds
MBABANE – The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) closed July 2025 on a quiet note in the equities market, with no trades recorded throughout...
ERS announces departure of Domestic Taxes commissioner
MBABANE – The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has announced a significant leadership change following the departure of Vusi Ngcamphalala from his role as...
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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...
King moves to save Ncangosini residents from eviction
KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
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...
