Economy
Government pumps in E200m to cushion tariff hike
MBABANE – Consumers will heave a sigh of relief after Cabinet resolved to cushion the energy regulator with E200 million.This implies that the...
Unkept Cola promise frustrates EPTC employees
MBABANE – Employees of Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EPTC) are frustrated by ‘an unfulfilled promise by management’ to grant them a cost-of-living...
ERS TCC policy cripples local businesses
MBABANE – A wave of frustration is sweeping through the business community, from small traders in Manzini’s markets to mid-sized companies in Mbabane’s...
Commerce Ministry expands trade, investment, industrial growth
MBABANE – The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade has reported significant progress in strengthening Eswatini’s industrial base.The ministry reported progress in expanding...
Budget review urged
MBABANE - The Southern African Research Foundation for Economic Development (SARFED) has called for an urgent review of Eswatini’s 2026/27 National Budget.SARFED is...
Global conflict threat to economic growth
MANZINI – Economic growth threatened.Economists and champions of investment have warned that the financial solutions provided in the E36.92 billion Budget Speech hang...
Brace yourself for increased cost of living – economists
MANZINI – Eswatini should brace itself for increased cost of living, as the raging war between the USA and Iran caused disruptions in...
SADC launches body to integrate capital markets
MBABANE - Southern African capital markets are set to enter a new phase of regional integration following the establishment of the SADC Capital...
Budget expected to favour ordinary consumers
MBABANE – Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg is expected to table a national budget that favours ordinary consumers by stabilising prices, protecting incomes,...
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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...
