Economy
Eswatini positions itself as regional manufacturing hub
MBABANE – Eswatini is intensifying its efforts to position itself as a competitive regional manufacturing and investment hub through deepened bilateral and private-sector...
Economic growth must be felt by all – minister
EZULWINI – The Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade, Manqoba Khumalo, says Eswatini’s economy is showing signs of growth. He said, however, progress...
Imports flood SACU market, sugar sector under pressure
MBABANE - Eswatini’s sugar industry, is under mounting pressure as a surge of cheap imported sugar into the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)...
Eswatini to benefit from World Bank’s over E200m power project
MBABANE – Eswatini stands to benefit from strengthened regional electricity reliability and affordability following the World Bank’s approval of a US$12 million (over...
Ministry, UNFPA launch population, housing, economic census
MBABANE – The Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, in collaboration with UNFPA launched the 2027 Population and Housing Census (PHC) and the...
E3.5bn co-operative sector eyes new bank
MBABANE – Eswatini’s Cooperative sector, which now collectively manages assets valued at over E3.5 billion, is taking a major step towards deepening financial...
Southern Africa urged to channel budgets towards job creation
EZULWINI - The 31st Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) of Southern Africa has urged governments to boost...
Eswatini benchmarks Nigeria’s industrial free zone model
MBABANE - Eswatini is taking a page from Nigeria’s industrialisation playbook by studying how Africa’s most populous nation has successfully developed and managed...
Russia economy struggling
RUSSIA – Vladimir Putin is this weekend approaching a perfect storm as world oil prices plummet, just as a combination of Western sanctions...
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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...
