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Agriculture to pick up by 5.3 per cent, spur economic growth
MBABANE - In 2026, the agriculture and forestry subsector is projected to pick up by 5.3 per cent, supported by the growing of...
CBE deputy governor promotes women’s economic leadership
MBABANE - The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Eswatini, Felicia Dlamini, has urged young economists, policymakers and institutions to place women...
What Eswatini needs to unlock private growth – IMF
MBABANE - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Eswatini to accelerate long-overdue structural reforms.That is if the country is to achieve...
IMF projects over 4 per cent growth, but not enough…
MBABANE – Eswatini’s economy is expected to grow by 4.3 per cent in 2025 and 4.6 per cent in 2026, but structural reforms...
Eswatini records trade deficit with SA in July
MBABANE – Eswatini recorded a negative trade balance of E41.6 million with its largest trading partner, South Africa, in July 2025. According to...
RESCorp forecasts E519m profit for FY 2025/26
MBABANE - The Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation (RESCorp) has projected a consolidated profit, before taxation, of approximately E519 million for the current financial...
EWADE: How locals miss out on MNWAP’s millions
MBABANE – EWADE Chief Executive Officer Dr Samson Sithole, has firmly dismissed allegations that the awarding of the E154.8 million contracts to a...
Sugar industry eyes growth despite market, climate pressures
MBABANE - The Eswatini sugar industry, one of the country’s economic cornerstones, is positioning itself for long-term growth amid fluctuating global markets, evolving...
Banks fully back sugar industry growth
MBABANE – The smallholder sugar cane growers of Eswatini are receiving a major boost as financial institutions and industry players rally behind the...
EWADE to spend over E72.7m on resettlement project
MBABANE – EWADE is set to spend E72 752 716.40 on the resettlement of homesteads under the Mkhondvo-Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Programme (MNWAP).This follows the publication...
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‘Cat’ Matlala ID saga: Home Affairs official dismissed
MBABANE – Nonhlanhla Malambe, the Home Affairs official found guilty over the issuance of Eswatini national documents to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, has been...
MaMkhize absent as Eswatini team suffer 2nd defeat
NHLANGANO – Mbabane Highlanders AM suffered another painful defeat without President Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize in the stands, as Nsingizini Hotspurs edged them 1-0...
Ex-magistrate, another allegedly disobey court orders
MBABANE – Jail time has been sought for former Magistrate Dumisani Magagula and an individual with whom he is alleged to have disobeyed...
10-litre container of drugs allegedly found with clinic guard
VUVULANE – Community members reportedly recovered a 10-litre container of medication from a security guard at Vuvulane Rural Clinic, raising concerns of theft....
Mpaka centre grapples with refugee influx
MPAKA – Malindza Refugee Reception Centre is grappling with rising arrivals from several African countries. In the past two weeks alone, 18 foreigners...
