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BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE NDZEVANE – Eswatini’s manufacturing industry has taken a major step towards greener production after Sigma Clothing unveiled its green-certified factory in Ndzevane, creating new opportunities to attract investment and expand the country’s trade links. The development was highlighted during Sigma Clothing’s Green Event on September 14, 2026, which brought together government officials, […]
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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – Participants from across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been challenged to make full use of a two-week regional training programme aimed at strengthening the integration of gender considerations into peacekeeping and security operations. Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre (RPTC) Commandant Brigadier General Jose D B Canamala urged participants attending the […]
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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI – Government has begun reviewing Eswatini’s Trading Licences Order of 1975 and developing Shop Trading Hours Regulations in a move to update the country’s trading framework and make licensing processes more effective and responsive to the needs of businesses and the modern economy. The move is expected to shape a more […]
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BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – The Government of Eswatini has appealed to the business sector and development partners for financial support towards hosting the African Union (AU) Seeds High-Level Meeting scheduled for October. Minister of Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka made the appeal during a press briefing at the Ministry of Agriculture boardroom on Monday, September 14, […]
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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI – Women in Trade and Development (WITAD) is targeting the formalisation of 70% of the businesses it supports as part of efforts to move more women-owned enterprises into structured and competitive markets. The organisation has also set a target to link 50% of these businesses to export markets, creating a pathway […]
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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MBANGWENI – Indvuna Yembali Bongiwe ‘Vivane’ Hlatjwako has called on Imbali to take their education seriously, reminding them that education remains key to building a bright future as the second leg of Umhlanga 2026 concluded at Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region. Hlatjwako encouraged the maidens to remain committed to their […]
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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI – Seventy women entrepreneurs have been equipped with practical environmental, social and governance (ESG) skills to strengthen their businesses and prepare them for participation in international markets. The women have been equipped with practical skills through Women in Trade and Development (WITAD), adding to the 2 000 women the organisation has […]
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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI– Eswatini is looking to mobilise more than E6.14 billion by 2035 to protect and restore the forests, wetlands, rivers, grasslands and wildlife that millions of livelihoods and key sectors of the economy ultimately depend on. The ambitious investment, estimated at between E6.14 billion and E6.15 billion, forms part of the country’s […]
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BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE— Imagine a classroom where lessons do not move at one pace, where artificial intelligence adjusts learning to suit each student, and where the city itself becomes part of the lesson. For St Francis High School pupil Zotsani Motsa, this is more than a futuristic idea. It is a vision of how […]
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BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE— A city is built with roads, buildings and infrastructure, but its identity is built through the people, stories and creativity that give those structures a soul. For Mbabane Municipal Council Chief Executive Officer Gciniwe Fakudze, the city’s development must therefore go beyond bricks and concrete. Speaking at the official opening of […]
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