NEW COMESA RULES PUT ESWATINI CONSUMERS IN THE REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – A product recalled in another COMESA country could now trigger a regional response that reaches Eswatini shelves, giving consumers stronger protection as the new competition and consumer protection regime takes effect. That is the practical meaning of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations, 2025, according to Mancoba Mabuza, Advocacy […]

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YOUTH FUND PUMPS E3 MILLION INTO 70 BUSINESSES

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI – Seventy young entrepreneurs across Eswatini have received a combined E3 million in business loans this year as the Youth Enterprise Revolving Fund (YERF) steps up efforts to turn promising ideas into sustainable businesses and income-generating ventures. The funding is providing young emaSwati with much-needed financial backing to establish new businesses, […]

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4 NEW HOMES BRING HOPE AND DIGNITY TO FAMILIES

BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE GEGE– New homes handed over to vulnerable families in Matsanjeni South and Tsambekwako have transformed years of difficult living conditions into renewed hope, safety and dignity. Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla officially handed over several homes to beneficiaries during the interventions, bringing relief to families who had been living in unsafe conditions. […]

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