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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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...
