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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...

ESE introduces platform enabling investors’ broader access

EZULWINI – The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) has set the stage for a new era in local capital markets with the introduction of...

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Re-arrested Chinese nationals demand E208 million from government

MBABANE - Forty Chinese nationals who were re-arrested while trying to leave Eswatini following their conviction and sentencing for being in the country...

‘MaMkhize’ brings back black, white kit

(At Prince of Wales Sports Ground) MBABANE – It was indeed a homecoming party. This came after Mbabane Highlanders President Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize...

Sebakhona Clare Matisa finds new life purpose

Entering the public eye comes with a unique set of expectations. For University of Eswatini student Sebakhona Clare Matisa, national recognition arrived when...

PrEP boom raises fresh STI concerns

MBABANE- More than 11 000 people started pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the first quarter of 2026, signalling growing demand for HIV prevention options...

Rapists jailed 13, 15 years for attacking gogo (79)

MANZINI – Two men convicted of raping a 79-year-old woman at Mafutseni have been sentenced to 13 and 15 years imprisonment. Bhekumuzi Mabuza,...