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CBE holds rates as borrowing accelerates

MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has maintained its discount rate at 6.75 per cent for the eighth consecutive monetary policy...

Export-driven Melane Leather crowned Hhohho’s finest enterprise

EZULWINI - A decade ago, Dumsile Simelane was operating with just three machines and a dream to turn her passion for fashion into...

Eswatini, SA, Moz push tripartite SEZ integration

MBABANE – Eswatini is advancing an ambitious regional economic integration initiative that could transform the country into a key manufacturing hub. This would...

Competition Commission clears E4.96bn mergers in Q1

MBABANE- The Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC) approved six merger and acquisition transactions worth more than E4.96 billion during the first quarter of the...

Public debt climbs by 2.2% to E42.1bn

MBABANE – The country’s public debt rose by 2.2 per cent to E42.1 billion at the end of June 2026. It was driven...

Exports fall for 3rd consecutive month

MBABANE- Eswatini’s exports have declined for the third consecutive month in June. Eswatini’s trade deficit narrowed slightly in June despite the exports falling...

Private sector credit rises to E23.9bn on stronger business, household borrowing

MBABANE – Credit extended to Eswatini's private sector climbed to E23.9 billion at the end of May 2026. This was driven by stronger...

Inside SBS Bank Eswatini ownership after conversion

MBABANE – Swaziland Building Society conversion to SBS Bank Eswatini’s conversion comes with a new ownership structure dominated by institutional investors, with PSPF...

Letshego targets unbanked with digital banking push

MBABANE – Letshego Eswatini has outlined plans to deepen financial inclusion by expanding digital banking services to the country’s unbanked and under-banked population....

Beef production generates E140.4m in Q1

MBABANE – Eswatini’s agricultural sector delivered a resilient performance during the first quarter of 2026. The country’s livestock industry emerged as the biggest...

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MBABANE - The body of the late Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has been repatriated into the country from South Africa. Maphalala's body was...

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MBABANE – Former Ngwempisi Member of Parliament Mthandeni Dube is nowhere to be found. This was determined after an enquiry team established by...