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Government can’t employ every graduate – PM

MPOLONJENI – Government cannot employ every graduate, making entrepreneurship the most sustainable solution to youth unemployment. Dlamini made the remarks yesterday while officially launching the sixth National Career Expo at...

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Government can’t employ every graduate – PM

MPOLONJENI – Government cannot employ every graduate, making entrepreneurship the most sustainable solution to youth unemployment. Dlamini made the remarks yesterday while officially...

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SBS conversion drives NBFI assets’ E2bn drop

MBABANE – The non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) sector has recorded a nominal E2 billion decline in total assets following the reclassification of Swaziland...

Lidwala leads short-term insurance sector

MBABANE – Lidwala Insurance has overtaken long-time market leader Eswatini Royal Insurance Corporation (ESRIC) to become the largest short-term insurer by gross written...

CBE holds rates as borrowing accelerates

MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has maintained its discount rate at 6.75 per cent for the eighth consecutive monetary policy...

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...

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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...

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...

LiSwati comedian wins girlfriend back in boxing ring

MBABANE- Most guys buy flowers to win back an ex, but this Eswatini comedian had to dodge a barrage of leather in the...

Jobs row hits Oil Reserve

SIPHOFANENI – Claims have emerged that unskilled foreign nationals are taking over simple jobs that could be performed by emaSwati at the Strategic...

Pilot outsmarts Fokker 28 hijacker, earns King’s medal

MBABANE - Retired Eswatini Air captain Robert Dlamini still vividly remembers the night an ordinary flight turned into a life-or-death ordeal. In July...

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Mozambique, Lesotho stars win Eswatini Trojan Horse Chess Open

MANZINI – Candidate Masters (CM) from Mozambique and Lesotho have dominated Eswatini’s Trojan Horse International Chess Open, winning the top titles in both the Open and Ladies sections. Mozambique’s CM...

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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...

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AfCFTA SME Booster Programme opens new export opportunities

Although applications for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) SME Booster Programme closed yesterday, the initiative has sparked renewed discussion on how Eswatini’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can...

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