Business
Suppliers unite as govt payment delays hurt businesses
MBABANE - Local businesses, particularly MSMEs supplying government and private-sector entities, have come together to form the Eswatini Suppliers Association, amid persistent challenges...
Quarry stone production up 158.8% as construction booms
MBABANE – A surge in construction activity across Eswatini drove quarry stone production up by a remarkable 158.8 per cent during the first...
MTN Group vice president visits Eswatini
EZULWINI - MTN Group Senior Vice President Ebenezer Asante is in Eswatini to engage with the local operation’s executive leadership team on the...
Eswatini outpaces most SACU peers
MBABANE - Eswatini’s economy expanded by 6.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, placing the country among the stronger-performing economies in...
SFC diversifies into agriculture to support food security
NHLANGANO - Shiselweni Forestry Company (SFC) is diversifying into agriculture through maize, sugar beans and beef production as part of efforts to support...
LUSIP-II delivers all set targets – AfDB
MBABANE – The Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project Phase II (LUSIP-II) has delivered its targeted agricultural production outcomes. The African Development Bank (AfDB)...
Minister Khumalo champions nationwide business inspections
MBABANE – Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo is championing a nationwide inspection exercise aimed at ensuring businesses comply with Eswatini’s...
Citizen Economic Empowerment Act: E25 000 fines for fronting
MBABANE – Businesses and individuals fronting for foreigners face fines of up to E25 000 or imprisonment under new empowerment regulations designed to...
Transport costs push inflation higher to 2.8%
MBABANE - Transport costs, particularly fuel and air travel, have emerged as key drivers of Eswatini’s rising inflation. This has pushed the country’s...
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FNB probe uncovers E20m fraud syndicate
BY MBONGISENI NDZIMANDZE AND KWANELE DLAMINI MBABANE – Investigations into the alleged fraud committed at FNB Eswatini have uncovered a syndicate involving businessmen,...
Eswatini’s fastest lady honoured at TUT sports awards
MBABANE – Eswatini's fastest lady Bongiwe 'Smolly' Mahlalela has been crowned Sportswoman of the Year at the prestigious Tshwane University of Technology Sports...
Butsegetsege set to light up Eswatini for Kagogo Weekend
MBABANE — Excitement has reached a fever pitch across the kingdom as viral cultural sensation Mavusane Cyzweh, widely known as Butsegetsege, officially confirms...
Standard Bank brings back Instant Money
MBABANE - Standard Bank Eswatini is bringing back its Instant Money service, four years after replacing it with Unayo, with customers now being...
Royal Swazi Reopening in sight
MBABANE- What has seemed like an eternity, the Royal Swazi Hotel could finally be opening its doors before the end of the year....
