Business
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
