Author: Dennis Charnley

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Government is prioritising payments to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as part of efforts to ease financial pressure on businesses, with E130 million recently paid towards outstanding micro-project obligations. Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg told Parliament that government recognised the critical role played by SMEs in the economy and was […]

BY NOXOLO DLAMINI PIGG’S PEAK — The Eswatini Institute of Management and Public Administration (EIMPA) has challenged the His Majesty’s Correctional Services (HMCS) Executive Command to make corporate governance a visible part of everyday decision-making, ethical leadership and institutional performance. The call was made during Day Two of the ongoing HMCS Executive Command Retreat, held […]

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MANZINI – The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, has launched an occupational safety and health investigation following a fatal accident at Bhunu Mall that claimed the life of a worker and left others injured. The accident occurred on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, when […]

By King’s Office Correspondents KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – His Majesty the King has supported the welfare of emaSwati students studying in Malaysia with a contribution of US$1 000 each, which is equivalent to about E16 000. The gift was announced by Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Pholile Shakantu today, when the students had […]

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under the Small Enterprises Development Company (SEDCO) incubation programme have recorded more than E9.9 million in sales while creating 507 jobs during the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year. Figures contained in the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade’s First Quarter Performance Report […]