Category: Business

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – What started as a simple attempt to recover money spent on fuel has grown into a promising family poultry business, attracting thousands of followers, loyal customers and recognition for female entrepreneurship. For poultry farmer Nozizwe Ginindza, the journey of ButterNice Farms was never part of a carefully drawn-up business plan. […]

…Limkokwing student eyes supermarkets, regional market BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE– For Siphiwosethu Nyoni, entrepreneurship did not begin in a classroom or with a large bank loan. It began at home, watching her parents work hard to build businesses and learning that even a simple product can become the foundation of something much bigger. Today, the […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – The Eswatini Youth Enterprise Revolving Fund (YERF) is sitting on about E40 million in available funding and is calling on young people with viable business ideas to come forward and access the money. YERF Chief Executive Officer and Fund Manager Mandla Nkambule said the Fund did not want the money […]

BY NOXOLO DLAMINI PIGG’S PEAK— Pigg’s Peak is set to come alive on 28 and 29 August 2026 as the Pigg’s Peak Town Council hosts a two-day Flea Market aimed at boosting local businesses, creating opportunities for entrepreneurs and encouraging residents to support the local economy. Held under the catchy theme “Shop • Sell • […]

BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE- A small room in Nhlangano, Ngwabi has become the unlikely starting point of a big dream — putting locally made shoes on the feet of Emaswati and eventually taking “Made in Eswatini” footwear beyond the country’s borders. For Samkelo Lokotfwako, founder of LOKZA, shoe-making is more than a business. It is […]

BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE-What began as a simple idea to fill a gap in Eswatini’s fashion market is steadily becoming a vision for a globally recognised African leather brand. Founder and creator of Melane Leather, Dumsile Motsa, shared her journey from making her first simple leather bag to building a brand rooted in Swazi identity, […]

…Nomathemba Xaba urges fashion designers to turn creativity into commercially viable brands BY NELIWE NGUBANE EZULWINI— A beautiful garment may stop people in their tracks, but according to attorney Nomathemba Xaba, stopping them is only the beginning. For a designer, the real victory comes when that attention becomes interest, interest becomes a purchase and a […]

BY NELIWE NGUBANE EZULWINI — A talented designer may have the perfect sketch, but without access to markets, finance and business knowledge, that creativity can struggle to leave the drawing board. This was the message from MSME Director Mluleki Dlamini, who urged emerging designers to combine creativity with business strategy to turn fashion talent into […]