Economy
Coal output plunges 31.5 per cent, drags down GDP
MBABANE - Coal output fell by 31.5 per cent, on a year-on-year comparison, in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting weak demand from...
Economic compass realigned to reflect current realities
MBABANE – The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has unveiled its rebased gross domestic product (GDP) estimates, an exercise aimed at aligning Eswatini’s economic...
Inflation dips for sixth month to 2.8%
MBABANE – Eswatini’s inflation rate has dipped for the sixth consecutive month, reaching 2.8 per cent in July 2025, according to the latest...
Build supportive ecosystem for entrepreneurship
MBABANE – Eswatini needs to create a supportive local ecosystem for digital entrepreneurship by building a conducive regulatory environment, attracting financing and strengthening...
Mobile money drives financial inclusion growth
MBABANE - Eswatini is making steady progress in financial inclusion, with mobile money emerging as a game-changer for both urban and rural communities....
IMF urges reforms as Eswatini’s growth outlook strengthens
MBABANE – Eswatini’s economic growth is expected to accelerate in 2025, driven by large-scale investment projects.However, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned...
Rhodes professor leads competitiveness drive
EZULWINI – Eswatini’s journey towards becoming a more competitive economy officially took off, as the first national training under the National Competitiveness Council...
Rijkenberg defends 40% to GDP public debt position
MBABANE - Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg has sought to allay fears surrounding Eswatini’s growing public debt.Speaking during the Ministry’s Finance on Focus...
World Bank urges reforms to unlock private sector growth
MBABANE – The World Bank has called for urgent structural reforms to address long-standing constraints holding back private sector development, job creation and...
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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...
