Economy
Eswatini records 215% surge in FDI
MBABANE – Eswatini has recorded a 215 per cent increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024.This is at least according to newly...
ENPC forensic audit reveals: E6m wasteful expenditure on non-existent joint venture
MBABANE – A payment of around E6 million effected based on an addendum that had not been legally concluded, is one of the...
FinTech to reduce cash reliance
MBABANE – Financial technology is expected to reduce Eswatini’s dependence on cash while expanding access to credit, savings and insurance for underserved populations.This...
Eswatini exporting jobs, losing E1.1bn annually
MATSAPHA - Minister for Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka says the country’s failure to produce enough maize and beans means it is exporting jobs and...
Electricity tariff rise to ease – EEC
MBABANE – In the next few years, the Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) anticipates that electricity tariff escalation will ease following the granting of...
EswatiniBank injects E21 billion into economy over 15 years
EZULWINI – EswatiniBank has channelled more than E21 billion in loans into the economy over the past 15 years, financing community development, national...
Inflation outlook revised slightly
MBABANE – Eswatini’s inflation outlook for the next three years has been revised slightly downwards.This comes as the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE)...
Trade improves as exports outperform imports
MBABANE – Eswatini’s merchandise trade performance improved markedly in October 2025, with exports surging by almost one-fifth year-on-year and the country sustaining a...
Trading volumes jump while ESE prices remain static
MBABANE – The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) experienced an exceptional rise in trading activity in October 2025.Equity turnover skyrocketed to E10.3 million, a...
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Maidens thrilled as His Majesty the King appreciates them
MBANGWENI – Imbali was overjoyed when His Majesty King Mswati III appreciated her during the ongoing annual Umhlanga Ceremony at Mbangweni Royal Residence....
Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala passes on
MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...
Thousands flock to Shiselweni for Umhlanga second leg
MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...
Zama zamas poison Phophonyane lifeline
MBABANE – Illegal miners are allegedly polluting the Phophonyane River, on which thousands of emaSwati depend. The river supplies water mainly to Pigg’s...
E50 000 bail for couple in E2.3 million theft case
MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...
