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EEC pursues local manufacturing of meters, cables

MBABANE – The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is seeking to establish local manufacturing plants for smart meters, cables and ancillary electrical products.This is...

Eswatini sugar industry remains COMESA’s benchmark performer

MBABANE – Eswatini’s sugar industry has once again been recognised as one of Africa’s most efficient and competitive sugar sectors.A new regional study...

Eswatini faces food price risks as Tiger Brands sounds alarm

MBABANE - South African food giant Tiger Brands has warned that escalating geopolitical tensions, particularly the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, could...

ENPF CEO among Africa’s Top 100 business leaders

MBABANE - Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) Chief Executive Officer Futhi Tembe has been named among Africa’s Top 100 Business Leaders for 2026.This...

Rethink SEZ strategy, AfDB urges Eswatini

MBABANE – As Eswatini advances its Special Economic Zones agenda, the African Development Bank says future success will depend on integration, innovation, regional...

Eswatini joins Africa’s highest diesel price list

MBABANE – Eswatini has entered the list of the 10 African countries with the highest diesel prices.These highlights growing fuel-cost pressures that could...

SWAPROP profit drops 15.7%

MBABANE – Swaziland Property Investments Limited (SWAPROP) recorded a 15.7 per cent decline in profit for the six months ended December 31, 2025.This...

ERS demands over E1m unpaid VAT from Touch Hygiene

MBABANE – The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has approached the High Court seeking a default judgment against local company Touch Hygiene (Pty) Ltd...

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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...