Category: African News

SACU vows renewed SACU potential not yet fully unleashed SACU pays tribute to two late presidents of the union Eswatini-launched reimagined SACU takes centre stage at summit Industrialisation key to regional growth – Masilela BY KING’S OFFICE CORRESPONDENTS CAPE TOWN – SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Southern Africa Customs Union […]

BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – As South Africa braces for possible anti-immigration protests on June 30, attention is increasingly turning to neighbouring countries such as Eswatini, which could find themselves at the centre of a new migration challenge. For weeks, anti-immigration groups in South Africa have been campaigning for undocumented foreigners to leave the country, […]

BY MFANUFIKILE KHATHWANE MBABANE – Eswatini is set to unlock new economic opportunities in high-value agricultural and wellness industries following high-level talks between Senator Pholile Shakantu, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and a visiting Indonesian delegation from Universitas Airlangga and its affiliated wellness and spa industry partners. The Friday meeting in Mbabane focused […]

BY MFANUFIKILE KHATHWANE EZULWINI – Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member states have intensified efforts to strengthen regional automotive manufacturing and green mineral beneficiation value chains as they seek to unlock industrial growth, create jobs and position the region as a competitive player in the global green economy. This emerged on June 9, 2026 at […]

BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MBABANE – The Kingdom of Eswatini is set to play a pivotal role in strengthening regional water security and sustainable development as Minister for Natural Resources and Energy, HRH Prince Lonkhokhela Dlamini, joins his counterparts from South Africa and Mozambique at the inaugural Council of Ministers Meeting of the Incomati and Maputo […]

SA Raises Petrol: What About Eswatini? MBABANE – Motorists in Eswatini will be watching closely after South Africa announced significant fuel price adjustments set to take effect on Wednesday. The South African Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has confirmed that petrol prices will increase by R1.50 per litre, while diesel prices will decrease by […]

King usually sends representatives during Incwala at Chipata, Zambia BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – The Kingdom of Eswatini and Africa are mourning the passing away of Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV of the Ngoni people of Zambia. His Majesty King Mswati III would often send a delegation or representatives at the Incwala ceremony in Chipata, Zambia. […]

BY TANDZILE DLAMINI MBABANE – Africa must urgently shift from exporting raw materials to selling ideas, innovation and technology if it is to achieve meaningful economic transformation, Kenya has said, calling for stronger South South cooperation between African nations. This was the central message from Kenya’s Deputy High Commissioner Ambassador Sunya Morongei Orre during a […]