Mining
No more selling gold abroad – minister
MBABANE – Government plans to retain locally mined gold as part of the country’s national reserves.Minister for Natural Resources and Energy Prince Lonkhokhela...
Police seize 130 bags of mineral-rich soil as zama zamas flee
PIGG’S PEAK – Police recovered about 130 bags of mineral-rich soil after suspected illegal miners fled a raid at Phophonyane.The bags, believed to...
Zama zama cops to fry – NATCOM
MANZINI – Rotten cops in trouble.National Commissioner of Police Vusi Manoma Masango says the allegation that police officers are benefitting from the illegal...
King licenses local firm for gold prospecting
MBABANE – His Majesty King Mswati III has authorised a local mining company to conduct a preliminary study into possible gold deposits in...
Mhlume Mine halts operations, retrenches
MBABANE – Yet another local mine has become a casualty of the declining demand for coal.This time, it is the Mhlume Anthracite Coal...
Investors enter mining, but impact yet to be realised
MBABANE - More investors are venturing into Eswatini’s mining sector, but economic impact remains largely unrealised as the industry continues to focus on...
After SA steel companies shut down: Maloma forced to retrench
MBABANE – Maloma Colliery Limited has been forced to reduce its production and retrench 145 more employees after its biggest customer scaled down...
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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...
Macadamia processing plant boosts Eswatini’s export ambitions
MATSAPHA – Eswatini’s rapidly expanding macadamia industry is poised for a major growth as Elangeni Food Group moves closer to commissioning its processing...
Hitman, healer at centre of State’s murder case against Mashumi
MBABANE – A suspected hitman and a traditional healer are at the centre of the State’s case against Mashumi Andreas Shongwe. The two,...
Eswatini among southern Africa’s fastest-growing economies
MBABANE – Eswatini is expected to remain among Southern Africa’s strongest-performing economies this year, with African Development Bank projections placing the kingdom third...
Sthombesihle: Culture meets couture
From the quiet village of Mbekelweni to the vibrant high-fashion red carpets of Eswatini, Sthombesihle Dlamini is carving out a distinctive space as...
