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A hopeful budget
Another year, another Budget Speech and more money to be spent on us, so it seems, as Minister for Finance, Neal Rijkenberg must...
SADC and energy security
Energy cooperation has long been presented as one of the most practical pillars of the Southern African Development Community. The establishment of the...
Biggest gamble yet
At the time of the euphoric early days of peace at the end of the Second World War – ‘end of all wars!’...
Economic cost of being independent
Independence is romanticised. We celebrate the woman who pays her own bills, the man who builds from nothing, the graduate who moves out...
Balancing social needs, growth fiscal sustainability
The Finance Ministry tabled the country’s 2026/27 national budget amounting to E36.92 billion, marking the largest fiscal expansion in the kingdom’s history. This...
National sport: Self-sabotage
Let me start gently. If foreigners landed in Eswatini today and took a quick survey, they would conclude that our main export is...
Small budget for big dreams
The atmosphere in the House of Assembly this past Friday was one of cautious optimism as Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg tabled the...
Missiles, memories, myth of ‘limited’ wars
There is something unsettling about how casually the world now consumes footage of missiles crossing the night sky.Within minutes, videos trend, hashtags form...
Heeding call for Agape love may turn country around
I would Like to reflect on His Majesty’s call for the nation to practice Agape love. His Majesty noted the following: Let us...
King redefines call to serve
When a head of State calls upon our politicians, civil servants and all those entrusted with the responsibility of care or service for...
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