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Inflation dips for sixth month to 2.8%

MBABANE – Eswatini’s inflation rate has dipped for the sixth consecutive month, reaching 2.8 per cent in July 2025, according to the latest...

CBE first in Africa to earn CIPS certification

MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has made history by becoming the first central bank in Africa — alongside the Central...

Retailers urged to create farmer development programmes

EZULWINI – The call for stronger partnerships between retailers and local farmers has grown louder.ESNAU Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tammy Dlamini, has urged...

Second agri-forum pushes for bigger agri-food investments

Ezulwini – The second annual Eswatini Business and Investment Forum has reinforced the kingdom’s resolve to transform its agri-food systems and mobilise large-scale...

ESE to spotlight exchange traded products opportunities

MBABANE – The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) will tomorrow host a landmark event set to shine a spotlight on exchange traded products (ETPs),...

Retail giants ordered to halt unlicensed bread sales

MBABANE – Spar, Pick n Pay, Boxer Stores, OK Foods and Shoprite have been ordered by the ESCC to stop wholesaling bread from...

Paratus launches connectivity for clinics, community centres

MBABANE - Paratus Group has launched Paratus Connect2Care. This is an innovative initiative providing affordable, high-quality satellite internet to empower health centres and...

Cheaper, cleaner, more reliable power in sight

MBABANE - For years, electricity prices in Eswatini have been among the highest in the region and the country has relied heavily on...

Build supportive ecosystem for entrepreneurship

MBABANE – Eswatini needs to create a supportive local ecosystem for digital entrepreneurship by building a conducive regulatory environment, attracting financing and strengthening...

NMC gears up for farming season with E15.34m procurements

MBABANE – The National Maize Corporation (NMC) has awarded tenders worth about E15.34 million to local companies in preparation for the upcoming farming...

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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,...