Business
Govt wants to tackle SEZs delays, attract investors
MBABANE - More than five years after the launch of Eswatini’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the country is yet to see a single...
CBE’s call to boost MSME green financing
EZULWINI – There is an urgent need to enhance financial access for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in a way that enables...
Eswatini, US-based firm pursue energy security partnership
MBABANE - Government has entered discussions with United States-based Baker Group of Companies to explore new avenues of collaboration in sustainable power generation...
EIPA awards over E1.1m EITF opportunities
MBABANE - Local businesses have scored big ahead of the 2025 EITF, as the EIPA has awarded service tenders valued at E1 141...
ESE June trades rise by 9.37%, hit E16.5m
MBABANE - The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) recorded a strong performance in June 2025, with the total value traded surging to E16.56 million,...
New platform to connect start-ups to capital, trade
JOHANNESBURG – Start-ups across southern Africa, including Eswatini, have been called to seize emerging opportunities in renewable energy, mining and fintech by accessing...
Trade surplus narrows, exports fall 15.2%
MBABANE - The Kingdom of Eswatini recorded a reduced trade surplus in April 2025, according to the Central Bank of Eswatini’s (CBE) Recent...
Consultants invited to develop MNWAP masterplan
MBABANE – Government, through EWADE, is inviting consultancy firms to express interest in developing the Holistic Approach Development Master Plan (MNWAP-HADMP) for the...
Energy reforms to enable private sector participation
MBABANE – The Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) in Eswatini is undergoing transformation due to legislative and policy reforms, as well as technological developments....
African leaders urge US to embrace investment-driven partnerships
MBABANE – African leaders have called for an urgent review of US tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and...
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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,...
