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Embrace value addition – Standard Bank chief economist
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – African countries must urgently shift from exporting raw materials to producing higher-value goods.That is if the continent is...
IMF urges sweeping financial sector reforms in Eswatini
MBABANE – Local financial watchdogs have been called to strengthen oversight, improve data quality and expand surveillance as the financial sector grows increasingly...
Debt surge could trigger ratings downgrade – Rijkenberg warns
MBABANE - Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg has cautioned that rating agencies such as Moody’s Ratings could downgrade the country’s outlook.This is if government’s...
Partnerships, value addition fuel Africa’s sustainable economic future
CAPE TOWN – Stronger partnerships, greater intra-African trade, increased value addition and sustained investment in people and productive industries emerged as central themes...
Revenue Appeals Tribunal records 44 tax disputes since inception
EZULWINI – The Revenue Appeals Tribunal has received 44 tax appeals since it became operational in 2022, with 36 cases already concluded and...
Standard Bank Unlocked targets Africa’s next growth chapter
CAPE TOWN – More than 140 business leaders, policymakers, investors and entrepreneurs from across Africa and key global markets will converge in Cape...
Japan injects E12m into green airport project
MATSAPHA – The Government of Japan has committed nearly E12 million towards a project aimed at transforming King Mswati III International Airport into...
Eswatini-UK trade plummets 87.5% in 2025
MBABANE – The latest official trade data has revealed a significant contraction in the commercial relationship between Eswatini and the United Kingdom. According...
Consultants call for greater role in delivering sustainable infrastructure
LOBAMBA – The Eswatini Association of Consulting Consultants (EACC) has called for greater involvement of consulting professionals in infrastructure projects, saying their expertise...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
