Month: June 2026

… UEDF reports no unusual cross-border movement … Security agencies remain on high alert … SA protests leave Eswatini unaffected BY MFANUFIKILE KHATHWANE MBABANE – It was just a normal day along Eswatini’s border areas despite the anti-illegal immigration protests that unfolded across South Africa on Tuesday, the Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force (UEDF) has said. […]

BY MFANUFIKILE KHATHWANE LUDZIDZINI – His Majesty King Mswati III says leaders of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) have agreed to establish an E5 billion Regional Development Fund to support industrialisation, stimulate economic growth and create employment opportunities across member states. The King said this during a media briefing at Ludzidzini Royal Residence on […]

EDITORIAL MBABANE – South Africa’s anti-immigration protests today were not just a South African domestic matter. For Eswatini, they were a loud warning that when our neighbour shakes, our shelves, buses, traders, students, workers and families can feel the tremor almost immediately. The protests, driven by groups demanding that undocumented immigrants leave South Africa, unfolded […]

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – Growing anti-immigration protests in neighbouring South Africa are prompting Eswatini businesses to rethink their cross-border trade strategies, with industry leaders urging companies to strengthen logistics planning, tighten risk management and prepare for possible supply chain disruptions. Although the protests have caused concern among importers, exporters and transport operators, economists and […]

Evacuation followed a severe bedbug infestation BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – EmaSwati employed at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat in Gaborone, Botswana, are among about 240 employees who have been evacuated from the regional body’s headquarters following a health and environmental threat that forced the closure of the building. According to the Voice […]