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Inflation jumps to 2.7% as housing, transport costs bite
MBABANE – Eswatini's inflation rate rose sharply to 2.7 per cent in May 2026.This was largely driven by higher housing, electricity and transport...
Youth develop digital solutions for healthcare challenges
MBABANE – More than 70 young innovators from tertiary institutions across Eswatini are developing technology-driven solutions to address some of the country’s most...
Govt returning to Johannesburg Stock Exchange
MBABANE – Government will go back to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange to raise money to finance its operations.The Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg,...
Rising household debt to tighten future spending
MBABANE – Household spending may be curtailed in the medium to long term as more people and private businesses are taking loans in...
Mergers, acquisitions must be scrutinised – minister
MBABANE - Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo has charged the Eswatini Competition Commission to ensure that there are no undue...
Standards Authority impeded by legal loopholes
MBABANE – The Eswatini Standards Authority (ESWASA) has revealed that loopholes in the law governing standards compliance are preventing it from taking action...
Markets must function effectively, fairly – minister
MBABANE – Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade, Manqoba Khumalo, says the kingdom’s development ambitions require institutions capable of ensuring that markets function...
Eswatini inflation slows but risks remain
MBABANE – Eswatini must brace itself for increased inflation caused by geopolitical developments, including the demand for oil. This is despite the current...
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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...
