Month: September 2025

BY MBONO MDLULI MBABANE – Eswatini has become the epicentre of African tradition and unity as chiefs, kings, queens, and elders from across the continent gather for the African Traditional Leaders Conference. The five-day conference, which began on Friday, 5 September 2025, at Esibayeni Lodge in Matsapha, will run until Tuesday, 9 September. The historic […]

BY PHESHEYA IAN KUNENE MANZINI – A birthday turned into pure magic for teacher Phathumuzi Ndzima, who sprinted in disbelief as his number was called in the highly anticipated Eswatini International Trade Fair (EITF) 2025 Win-a-Car Competition, sponsored by FNB Eswatini and Eswatini Auto Fin/Kia. The draw, staged before a packed crowd at the Mavuso […]

BY MBONO MDLULI MBABANE – African Union (AU) Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Development (ARBE), Moses Vilakati, has called on the international community to unlock trillions in climate finance for Africa—delivered as grants, not loans—to drive green growth and climate resilience. Speaking on Friday, 5 September 2025, at the AU Headquarters […]

BY MBONGENI NDLELA MANZINI – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s address in Eswatini was as much about economic cooperation as it was about celebrating the enduring bonds of solidarity and culture between the two nations. He recalled with gratitude how Eswatini stood firmly with Zimbabwe during its most challenging seasons of political and economic isolation. “Your consistent […]

BY MBONGENI NDLELA MANZINI – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the private sectors of Zimbabwe and Eswatini to seize new opportunities for joint ventures that can propel regional growth. Speaking at the 57th Eswatini International Trade Fair, the President identified a wide range of sectors ripe for collaboration, including agriculture, sugarcane production, mining, […]

By Phesheya Kunene MANZINI – As Eswatini marked its 57th Independence Day alongside the 57th edition of the International Trade Fair, Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini delivered a speech that firmly placed the nation’s future on the pillars of digital transformation and environmental sustainability. Speaking before dignitaries, captains of industry, and citizens, the PM described […]

BY MBONGENI NDLELA MANZINI – Eswatini’s economic ambitions received a powerful boost today as Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini called for the expansion of the Mavuso Trade Fair grounds. Delivering his address at the 57th Eswatini International Trade Fair, which coincided with the nation’s 57th Independence Day, the Prime Minister emphasized that the current venue […]

By Mbongeni Ndlela LOBAMBA – It was a night of warmth, celebration, and unity as His Majesty King Mswati III hosted a State Banquet in honour of visiting Zimbabwean President, H.E. Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa. The event, held last night, reaffirmed the deep bonds of friendship between the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Republic of Zimbabwe, […]