Category: International News

…Minister Manqoba Khumalo hails youth innovation at 2025 Enactus National Competitions BY PHESHEYA IAN KUNENE MANZINI – The University of Eswatini (UNESWA) Luyengo Campus has once again emerged as national champions at the 2025 Enactus Eswatini National Competition, earning the honour to represent the Kingdom at the upcoming Enactus World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand this […]

BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – Government has today welcomed the recent 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, while declaring that strong diplomatic efforts are underway to protect the country’s vital trade relationship with the United States. Although the 10% tariff imposed on Eswatini’s exports remains unchanged, the Ministry of […]

By Noncedo Shabangu MBABANE – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini today held a high-level meeting with Mr. Shinya Ishizuka, Chief Executive Officer of ITOCHU Corporation Africa Bloc, and Mr. Alex Young, Group Strategy Officer of Japan-based Texray Industrial Co., Ltd. The meeting focused on identifying strategic investment opportunities in key sectors of Eswatini’s economy. ITOCHU […]

By Mbongeni Ndlela MBABANE – The Office of the Prime Minister has reassured the nation that the five deportees recently repatriated from the United States are being fully catered for by the US government — with Eswatini incurring absolutely no financial burden. This clarification comes in response to questions raised by Members of Parliament, seeking […]

BY PHESHEYA IAN KUNENE MBABANE – It’s not just hot air, the United Nations is cranking up the heat on climate change, and Eswatini is expected to feel it in all the right ways. In a global address streamed live from New York on Tuesday afternoon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres made it clear: the time […]

BY MBONO MDLULI MBABANE – Eswatini has joined the global stage in New York City, USA, as two Cabinet ministers take part in a high-level United Nations forum aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Minister of Housing and Urban Development Appolo Maphalala and Minister of Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) Savannah Maziya are […]

BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – The Minister of Health Mduduzi Matsebula has assured the nation that Eswatini will continue to benefit from lifesaving HIV/AIDS services under a special waiver granted by the United States government. The waiver, approved under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), authorizes uninterrupted support for essential health services […]

By EPN – Analysis Desk The recent confirmation by  Government of Eswatini regarding the presence of five deported third-country nationals from the United States has stirred significant public interest. While concerns were expected, the measured response from authorities deepens Eswatini’s growing role as a diplomatically mature and globally engaged nation. At the heart of the […]