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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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...
