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Tourism growth fuels economy despite global pressures

MBABANE- Eswatini’s tourism sector continued to demonstrate its value as an economic driver, recording a 9.3 per cent increase in international visitor arrivals...

20 overseas scholarships open for emaSwati

MBABANE- Twenty scholarships have been made available for emaSwati students to pursue higher education in Morocco and Serbia during the 2026/27 academic year.The...

NAMBoard enforces 25% local bean sourcing rule

MBABANE – Importers of sugar beans will soon be required to buy at least 25 per cent of their stock from local farmers...

Estimated 1 000 jobs coming from ICC

LOBAMBA-Minister for Economic Planning and Development Dr Tambo Gina has indicated that the International Convention Centre (ICC) project could create around 1 000...

10 000 jobs, E1 billion projected from ginger, turmeric initiative

MANZINI – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini says Eswatini’s ginger and turmeric initiative could create up to 10 000 jobs and generate over...

Eswatini backs human-centred AI at ILO

MBABANE- Eswatini has urged nations to ensure artificial intelligence advances social justice and decent work while safeguarding workers’ rights and dignity.Speaking during the...

PM welcomes motion questioning his leadership style

LOBAMBA – The Prime Minister (PM), Russell Mmiso Dlamini, has accepted a motion that was moved to question his leadership style.This was during...

CTA reduces expenditure by 94%

MBABANE – The Central Transport Administration (CTA) reduced its expenditure by 94 per cent.      The latest Quarterly Economic Bulletin released by the Ministry...

Nanikie spills the beans on how officers colluded

LOBAMBA – Government might not be able to recover all the monies that were allegedly looted as overtime claims by government officials.This is...

Interpol links Eswatini suspects to global fraud network

MBABANE – Investigations by Interpol and a police attaché based in South Africa link the suspects arrested in an illegal online gambling crackdown...

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Public transport fares could increase by 25%

LOBAMBA – Public transport fares could increase by up to 25 per cent under a proposed adjustment by the Ministry of Public Works...

Freezing cold kills cattle at Hawane

HAWANE – A brutal cold snap has killed cattle in Hawane, leaving smallholder farmers counting losses of more than E60 000. The losses...

ESCCOM probe uncovers E17m paid into personal accounts

EZULWINI – An ESCCOM investigation has uncovered an alleged transfer of about E17 million into personal bank accounts. The purported financial irregularities involve...

Elderly man found dead in forest

MAPHUNGANE – An 80-year-old man from Mhlabubovu, Maphungwane, was found dead in a forest, with residents suspecting he may have succumbed to the...

How patience, passion build an empire

TaphesheyaLukhele is the founder and creative director of CraftyHook, a crochet brand from Eswatini built on creativity, passion and the belief that handmade...