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Sugar export decline narrows trade surplus
MBABANE – A sharp decline in sugar exports during May 2026 significantly reduced Eswatini’s trade surplus, highlighting the continued vulnerability of the country’s...
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...
E17bn tenders: Bigger share demanded for locals
MBABANE – Business leaders and unemployed graduates have demanded greater local participation in public projects after foreign firms secured contracts worth more than...
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...
E17 billion tenders awarded to foreign firms
MBABANE – In recent months, the Kingdom of Eswatini has found itself at the centre of a contentious economic debate. Figures surfacing from...
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...
Ashraff, Swazipharm win shares transfer case against ESCC
MBABANE – Consul Kareem Ashraff and Swazipharm have won a landmark case against the Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC).The ESCC had classified the acquisition...
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Inyatsi Construction building foundations of First World future
For more than four decades, Eswatini has witnessed one of the most significant periods of infrastructure development in its history. Under the leadership...
No more USA Visa processing in Eswatini
MBABANE – In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting...
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...
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...
Each MP set for E1m handshake
MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...
