Today Saturday , 25 July 2026
Today Saturday , 25 July 2026
Lifestyle
Lubombo’s best upcoming artists revealed for NACA 2026
MBABANE - The wait is finally over! The Eswatini National Arts and Culture Awards (NACA) 2026 has officially unveiled the nominees for Lubombo Region Best Upcoming Artist. These exceptional talents...
Smoking while kids in car? Law coming
MBABANE – Smoking in private vehicles carrying passengers under 18 could soon become illegal under Eswatini’s proposed Tobacco Control Bill, 2026. The proposed...
Export-driven Melane Leather crowned Hhohho’s finest enterprise
EZULWINI - A decade ago, Dumsile Simelane was operating with just three machines and a dream to turn her passion for fashion into...
Eswatini, SA, Moz push tripartite SEZ integration
MBABANE – Eswatini is advancing an ambitious regional economic integration initiative that could transform the country into a key manufacturing hub. This would...
Competition Commission clears E4.96bn mergers in Q1
MBABANE- The Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC) approved six merger and acquisition transactions worth more than E4.96 billion during the first quarter of the...
Public debt climbs by 2.2% to E42.1bn
MBABANE – The country’s public debt rose by 2.2 per cent to E42.1 billion at the end of June 2026. It was driven...
Exports fall for 3rd consecutive month
MBABANE- Eswatini’s exports have declined for the third consecutive month in June. Eswatini’s trade deficit narrowed slightly in June despite the exports falling...
Private sector credit rises to E23.9bn on stronger business, household borrowing
MBABANE – Credit extended to Eswatini's private sector climbed to E23.9 billion at the end of May 2026. This was driven by stronger...
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Civil servants’ extra 10 per cent allowance suspended
MBABANE- The additional Central Agencies Allowances of 10 per cent on top of the recently implemented 85 per cent salary adjustment has been...
Bugwadla, infidelity won’t get you to hell – pastor
LOBAMBA – For many preachers, there is only one place for people who engage in bugwadla (habitual sexual misconduct) and kuphinga – hell....
Cop launch investigation after ‘priest’ tied up, robbed
HLUThI - Police have launched an investigation following an armed robbery at Our Lady of Sorrows Mission, where a 50-year-old priest was bound...
Board orders Mfabantfu church reopening
MANZINI – The Apostolic Faith Church International Board has resolved that the Mfabantfu branch will resume church services in a month’s time. This...
ICC projected to generate E50 million annually
MBABANE – Barely three months after it was commissioned by His Majesty King Mswati III, the Ezulwini Palazzo International Convention Centre (ICC) is...
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Eswatini’s Sibonelo to face Namibia’s Haoseb
MBABANE- Eswatini boxer Sibonelo Vilakati is set to go blow-for-blow with a continental counterpart in his debut Commonwealth Games. Vilakati was drawn on Wednesday, July 22, against Namibia’s Philib Haoseb...
Comments and Analysis
Good growth needs agile strategies
The latest economic growth figures are telling a story we are excited to hear. The economy grew by an impressive 6.1 per cent...
The calendar never loses!
I have finally settled the GOAT debate. It wasn’t Lionel Messi. It wasn’t Cristiano Ronaldo. It was a calendar. Turns out calendars are...
We’re grateful Shiselweni is being transformed
I was born in Shiselweni over 60 years ago. Our region has for many years been found to be poor, followed by the...
Credibility is earned; prosperity must follow
Every nation has defining moments; the announcement of a flagship development project or a major foreign investment. Others pass quietly, buried beneath technical...
Motoring
Shark has evolved, it’s hunting for performance crown
If you thought the BYD Shark 6 had already made a splash, think again. The Chinese automaker has thrown an even bigger predator into the water with the arrival of...
