Business
Private sector credit climbs despite reserve decline
MBABANE – Credit extended to Eswatini’s private sector continued its upward trajectory in April 2026.This showed a sustained demand for financing by households...
Major food producers continue to warn of price hikes
MBABANE – Cereals, cooking ingredients and other household staples could soon cost more as major food manufacturers supplying the Eswatini market warn that...
Eswatini shares cane irrigation successes in Sweden
MBABANE – Eswatini’s sugar industry has taken its water management and irrigation expertise to the global stage.Eswatini Cane Growers Association (ECGA) Chief Executive...
Premier net profit surges 29% to E1.6bn
MBABANE - Premier Group, one of Southern Africa’s leading food manufacturers with a significant presence in Eswatini, delivered a strong financial performance for...
Luxury vehicles among assets going under hammer
MBABANE – Several luxury and late-model vehicles will go under the hammer today when Rexy’s Investments conducts a public auction on behalf of...
Sugar export decline narrows trade surplus
MBABANE – A sharp decline in sugar exports during May 2026 significantly reduced Eswatini’s trade surplus, highlighting the continued vulnerability of the country’s...
ESE market capitalisation holds firm at E6.9bn
MBABANE - The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) maintained a steady performance during May 2026, with the local equity market capitalisation remaining unchanged at...
Inflation accelerates to 2.7% amid rising utility costs
MBABANE - Eswatini’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.7 per cent in May 2026.This marked the highest level recorded this year, signalling renewed...
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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue
MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...
Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals
MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...
DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget
MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...
Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance
LOBAMBA – After being implicated in the delivery of medical drugs that were later recalled, prominent pharmaceutical supplier Swazipharm has reaffirmed its commitment...
Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout
MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...
