Month: July 2026

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MBABANE– Imagine leaving your home and being able to reach your workplace, a supermarket, a pharmacy, a restaurant, a school or even a park within just 15 minutes. This is the future Eswatini is pursuing through the 15-minute city concept, an urban planning approach that aims to make communities more convenient, liveable […]

BY MFANUFIKILE KHATHWANE MBABANE– Drug abuse can steal young people’s dreams, destroy their potential and derail their future, Minister of Information, Communications and Technology Senator Savannah Maziya has warned. She urged young people to make positive choices that protect their future, saying their decisions today will shape the lives they build tomorrow. The Minister said […]

BY MFANUFIKILE KHATHWANE TSAMBOKHULU– Demonstrating its continued commitment to environmental sustainability and community development, Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation (RES), through its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programme, donated six waste bins together with fruit and indigenous trees to Tsambokhulu Nazarene Primary School. The donation forms part of the corporation’s ongoing efforts to promote environmental conservation while […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI EZULWINI– The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) will embark on an ambitious 12-month transformation programme aimed at making tax compliance automatic, simpler and more technology-driven, with the introduction of electronic invoicing, artificial intelligence-powered audits, integrated tax payments and faster border clearance for compliant traders. The transformation plans were disclosed during the 4th Annual […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI EZULWINI– Trade between Eswatini and South Africa reached approximately R63.5 billion in 2025, reflecting a six percent year-on-year increase and underscoring the growing economic interdependence between the two neighbouring countries, South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Dr Johnstone Makhubu revealed on Friday. Speaking during the Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) Taxpayer and Client […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI EZULWINI– The late King Sobhuza II’s message that people should be guided through “friendship and trust, instead of hostility” remains as relevant today as it was decades ago,. This was disclosed by South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Dr Johnstone Makhubu on Friday,. He argued that the philosophy should underpin modern tax […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI EZULWINI– Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg says helping citizens understand how their taxes are used to fund public services is critical to strengthening trust in government and improving voluntary tax compliance in Eswatini. Speaking during the Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) 4th Annual Client Appreciation Day held at Happy Valley Hotel on Friday evening […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI EZULWINI– The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has begun rolling out its electronic invoicing system, with businesses in the wholesale and retail sectors becoming the first to adopt the new digital tax administration platform aimed at improving transparency and reducing revenue leakages. Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg announced the development during the ERS 4th […]