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BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MANZINI – A Matsapha-based, youth-led cleaning products manufacturer, Kiana Cleanings, has won the first prize of E8 000 at the Youth Business Accelerator (YBA), with its growth creating 16 employment opportunities and demonstrating how youth entrepreneurship can contribute to tackling unemployment in Eswatini. Founded by Zandisile Mavimbela in June 2025, the business […]
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BY SIPHOSETHU MABUZA MANZINI – Eswatini’s creative talent can find new ways to reach audiences beyond the country’s borders, with regional platforms such as the Global Creative Summit (GCS) creating opportunities for artists and entrepreneurs to showcase their work, build industry connections and explore new markets. The summit’s engagement with Eswatini creatives at its Lesotho […]
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BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MANZINI – Thirty young Emaswati entrepreneurs are set to be empowered with business development skills, mentorship and networking opportunities through a five-day accelerator programme aimed at strengthening their enterprises and preparing them for growth. The Youth Business Accelerator (YBA) Eswatini 2026, organised by Tholulwazi Hub, will run from October 12 to 16 […]
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BY SIPHOSETHU MABUZA MALKERNS – Behind the music, fashion and crowds at the fifth edition of the Eswatini Farmers Market was another side of the event: businesses using the gathering to showcase their products, meet potential customers and put their brands in front of a wider audience. Held at Malkerns Country Club on Saturday, the […]
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BY SIPHOSETHU MABUZA MANZINI – Behind every sale is a person, and behind every successful business is a relationship built one customer at a time. That simple idea sits at the centre of Customer Service Week, which is being observed in Eswatini from October 5 to 9 under the theme “The Extra Mile.” A customer […]
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BY GWALISILE MHLABANE SHISELWENI – Youth-owned businesses in the Shiselweni Region are creating employment and strengthening livelihoods, with some entrepreneurs who received support through the Youth Enterprise Revolving Fund (YERF) now employing fellow young emaSwati. The development emerged during a Ministry of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs field visit to five businesses owned by YERF […]
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BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE SIDVOKODVO– Businesses must stop treating customer service as a routine transaction and start deliberately designing experiences that keep customers coming back, Mbabane Municipal Council Chief Executive Officer Gciniwe Fakudze has said. Fakudze made the call at the LaunchPad Business Conference 2026, running from October 2-3 at the TLC Events Centre in Sidvokodvo, […]
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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE — ButterNice Farms, an indigenous-food agribusiness founded by Nozizwe Ginindza, is expanding its 600-chicken Makhaya operation by working with growers across Eswatini to increase supply and help farmers respond to growing market demand, an initiative highlighted during the Khuba Traders and ButterNice Farms Farmers’ Day in Kakholwane. Ginindza said ButterNice has […]
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BY NELIWE NGUBANE EZULWINI– Eswatini is proving that good fashion, friendship and a little bit of sparkle can turn a pop-up store into an experience of its own. The ERA by DJ Zinhle pop-up store at Happy Valley Hotel has been drawing crowds, with locals filling the space to shop, connect and soak up the […]
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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – Young people in Eswatini can turn green innovation into businesses and employment opportunities while helping address environmental challenges, Likusasa Letfu founder Yael Uzan Tidhar said today on the Kusile Breakfast Show. Tidhar said the green economy is creating opportunities for young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to challenges such as climate […]
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