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CBE raises rate as borrowing costs set to rise

MBABANE - The cost of borrowing is set to rise for households and businesses after the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) increased its...

Economist calls for debt management overhaul

MBABANE - Economist Sanele Sibiya has backed Business Eswatini (BE) Chief Executive Officer Nathi Dlamini’s call for government to slow the pace of...

ESCC earns global recognition for grassroots consumer protection

MBABANE - The Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC) has received international recognition for its grassroots consumer protection work. The commission earned an honourable mention...

ERS targets E19.48bn domestic revenue

EZULWINI – The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has been tasked with collecting E19.48 billion in domestic revenue during the 2026/27 financial year. Minister...

Cost of living expected to increase, erode real incomes

MBABANE – Everyday consumers are facing a fresh wave of financial pressure as basic necessities become significantly more expensive over the next 12...

Suppliers unite as govt payment delays hurt businesses

MBABANE - Local businesses, particularly MSMEs supplying government and private-sector entities, have come together to form the Eswatini Suppliers Association, amid persistent challenges...

Quarry stone production up 158.8% as construction booms

MBABANE – A surge in construction activity across Eswatini drove quarry stone production up by a remarkable 158.8 per cent during the first...

MTN Group vice president visits Eswatini

EZULWINI - MTN Group Senior Vice President Ebenezer Asante is in Eswatini to engage with the local operation’s executive leadership team on the...

Eswatini outpaces most SACU peers

MBABANE - Eswatini’s economy expanded by 6.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, placing the country among the stronger-performing economies in...

EIPA launches digital tools for trade

EZULWINI - EIPA has launched two digital intelligence tools designed to give investors, exporters, businesses and policymakers easier access to information needed to...

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Socialites, banker arrested in E396 000 fraud case

MANZINI – Two socialites and a banker have been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud involving more than E396 000. The accused...

34 cops graduate in police science

MANZINI – Thirty-four police officers have graduated with diplomas in Police Science as the police service seeks to strengthen its response to emerging...

MaMkhize back for ‘Bull’ after China trip

MBABANE – Mbabane Highlanders AM president Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize is back home after a business trip to China, declaring that her presence is...

Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve confirms separation from wife

MANZINI – Founder and senior pastor of God Cares Christian Fellowship, Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve, has confirmed the end of his marriage to Nolwazi...

Eswatini repatriates 11 third-country nationals

MBABANE – Eswatini has repatriated 11 third-country nationals since July 2025 under an arrangement with the United States Government. The latest to return...