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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...
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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I don’t have money to compensate them – Polycarp
MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...
King moves to save Ncangosini residents from eviction
KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
Macadamia processing plant boosts Eswatini’s export ambitions
MATSAPHA – Eswatini’s rapidly expanding macadamia industry is poised for a major growth as Elangeni Food Group moves closer to commissioning its processing...
Hitman, healer at centre of State’s murder case against Mashumi
MBABANE – A suspected hitman and a traditional healer are at the centre of the State’s case against Mashumi Andreas Shongwe. The two,...
Eswatini among southern Africa’s fastest-growing economies
MBABANE – Eswatini is expected to remain among Southern Africa’s strongest-performing economies this year, with African Development Bank projections placing the kingdom third...
