Comprehensive and Sustainable Rules of Origin Capacity Building Initiative for Eswatini Customs Officials and for Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade Officials

The World Customs Organization (WCO), in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Underunder the framework of the EU-WCO RoO Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, commenced a comprehensive and...

Transnet Engineering signs another contract with Eswatini Railways

Transnet Engineering (TE) earlier this month signed a three-year contract with Eswatini Railways (ESR) for the supply and delivery of 26 rolling stock wheelsets for wagons, as well as for D-shed service, or maintenance, of ESR’s locomotives. TE...

REVEALED:How Eswatini Electricity Company(EEC) senior Managers colluded to steal late workers’ pensions by laundering over R200million through Likhwane Beneficiary Fund.

By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:Peter Mgcini Shongwe,the then Eswatini Electricity Company(EEC) Commercial Services Manager established Likhwane Beneficiary Fund in what appeared to be a well-syndicated corruption machinery activated to steal over...

REVEALED:How Eswatini Electricity Company(EEC) senior Managers colluded to steal late workers’ pensions by laundering over R200million through Likhwane Beneficiary Fund.

By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:Peter Mgcini Shongwe,the then Eswatini Electricity Company(EEC) Commercial Services Manager established Likhwane Beneficiary Fund in what appeared to be a well-syndicated corruption machinery activated to steal over...

MPs Pass Companies Bill to Ensure Accountability and Prevent Scandals

Eswatini Parliament passes Companies Bill 2024, requiring resident directors for firms to prevent scandals like Ecsponent and improve ease of doing business. Reading Time: 2 minutesMEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have passed the Companies Bill 2024,...

Eswatini Mobile’s 5G fails Samsung users

Reading Time: 3 minutesSAMSUNG cellphone users in Eswatini cannot access Eswatini Mobile’s 5G network. This is according to an annual report by the Eswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM) for the financial year that ended on March 31. It is a...

Liswati engineer named SACREEE Goodwill Ambassador

Reading Time: 3 minutesA Liswati engineer, Tenele Habangaan, has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for Gender and Youth Empowerment at the Southern African Development Community Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE)....

FNB Eswatini assets at E10.3bn

Reading Time: 3 minutesFirst National Bank (FNB) Eswatini has announced that its total assets are worth E10.3 billion, up by 6% from last year’s figures. This was supported by growth in advances and deposits. Its advances grew by 13% to E4.7...

Climate change impacts RES Corp agricultural activities

Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation (RES) faces climate change, lower ethanol sales and global price drops. The company focuses on renewable energy, diversification, sustainability and modernising sugar mills. Reading Time: 3 minutesThe impacts of...

E20 000 prize announced for Eswatini National DJ Competition

Reading Time: 2 minutesA cash prize of E20 000 will be awarded to the winner of the Eswatini National DJ Competition, officially launched at the 23:28 Lounge in Mbabane. The competition was introduced by the newly formed Eswatini DJs Association,...

Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini calls for more international financial support to fight climate change, fund renewable energy projects.

By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has called for international financial support to fight climate change while enhancing renewable energy projects. The Prime Minister who was representing King Mswati, was speaking...

Mnangagwa secures partnerships in Vatican, China and Eswatini

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday returned home after completing a three-legged diplomatic tour that took him to the Vatican, China, and Eswatini, in what government officials described as a successful mission to secure partnerships and...

Eswatini targets E50 billion in exports by 2030 – PM

Reading Time: 3 minutesGovernment has set an ambitious target to grow exports by over E50 billion by 2030. This was revealed by Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini during the Eswatini National Exporters Awards 2025 held at the Mavuso Exhibition...

Africa: Understanding hidden lifeline of groundwater recharge

Groundwater recharge, the process by which rainfall infiltrates the ground and replenishes underground aquifers, is fundamental to water security. Across Africa, it is the backbone of drinking-water provision and is increasingly being sourced and...

Eswatini National Gospel Awards 2025 Adds New Categories for Inclusive Recognition

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Eswatini National Gospel Awards has introduced inclusive categories this year, expanding recognition across the gospel music scene and celebrating both artists and behind-the-scenes contributors. The announcement was...

Responsibility to modernise, industrialise lies with us — President

Debra Matabvu in MANZINI, Eswatini AFRICANS should harness partnerships and collaborations to drive industrialisation and modernisation, as well as foster socio-economic development across the region and continent, President Mnangagwa has said....

Mnangagwa hails Eswatini’s solidarity during Zimbabwe’s toughest times

Reading Time: 3 minutesZimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed profound gratitude to the kingdom for standing with his country during years of political isolation and punitive sanctions. Mnangagwa was delivering the keynote address at...

World cup qualifiers: Lions begin training ahead Eswatini clash tomorrow

The Lions flagged off the training at the Military Stadium. It kicked off at about 6:00p.m. and lasted some 30 minutes. It was held behind closed doors. Some 21 of the 26 players summoned for the Lions ongoing September international window...

Presidency warns illegal car imports threaten SA's new energy vehicle goals, intra-Africa trade

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has raised alarms regarding the surge of illegally imported second-hand vehicles flooding the South African market. Morolong said this trend was critically undermining the nation's efforts to...

President Mnangagwa to open 57th Eswatini International Trade Fair

Debra Matabvu in MBABANE, Eswatini PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA is today set to officially open the 57th Eswatini International Trade Fair here at the Mavuso Exhibition and Trade Centre. The event, which runs under the theme “Digital 2.0: Creating Business...