Month: September 2026

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Eswatini has been equipped with the knowledge and tools required to effectively lead the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation following its assumption of the chairship. This emerged during an induction briefing conducted by the SADC Secretariat in Mbabane on Wednesday, which brought together […]

E4 BILLION MANZINI ARCH RISES, 1200 JOBS AHEAD

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MANZINI – What was once an ambitious vision drawn on paper is steadily rising from the ground at the former Manzini Golf Course, where construction of the more than E4 billion Manzini Arch Development has entered its early stages. For residents, job seekers and businesses in Eswatini’s commercial hub, the movement of […]

KING’S BAKU VISIT BEARS FRUIT AS THREE EMASWATI HEAD TO AZERBAIJAN

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – His Majesty King Mswati III’s visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, in May 2026 is already bearing fruit, with three Emaswati students set to pursue petroleum and energy-related studies in the country under scholarships secured through the visit. The three students, Brilliance Dlamini, Junior Dalingcebo Dlamini and Temabhele Shabangu were officially bid […]

PM GETS SENATE NOD AFTER TOUR OF MULTIMILLION-EMALANGENI PROJECTS

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – The Senate Portfolio Committee of the Prime Minister’s Office has expressed confidence in Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini’s leadership, saying a tour of multimillion-emalangeni projects under his office showed that public funds were being put to good use. The Senators said the visit had given them an opportunity to see […]

MBABANE, MANZINI DEVELOPED ENOUGH TO STAND ON THEIR OWN – GOVT

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Government has defended its decision to stop the capital investment subvention to Mbabane and Manzini, arguing that the country’s two major cities have developed sufficiently and now have the revenue-generating capacity to sustain their operations and fund further improvements. Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg made the position clear in Parliament on […]

POLICE WARN CAR BUYERS: DON’T LET A SHINY DEAL FOOL YOU

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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MATSAPHA – That attractive car parked gleaming on a Matsapha dealership floor may look like the bargain of a lifetime, but police are warning emaSwati not to allow excitement to overtake caution when buying a vehicle. Assistant Inspector Bheka Masilela has urged prospective car buyers to thoroughly inspect vehicles, verify their history […]

GOVERNMENT BUILDS NEW TOOL TO READ ESWATINI ECONOMY

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI– Government is developing a new economic planning tool designed to give policymakers a clearer picture of how money, jobs, households and businesses are connected across Eswatini’s economy. The Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, through its Macro Unit, has begun developing a National Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), an economy-wide database expected […]

ESWATINI DOUBLES COMPLIANCE SCORE AMID FINANCIAL REFORMS

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – Eswatini has doubled its financial compliance score through reforms since 2022, a development economist Sanele Sibiya says could strengthen investor confidence, attract genuine capital and create more opportunities for emaSwati. Although financial compliance may sound like a technical issue, Sibiya said its impact can be felt across the economy, particularly […]

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