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Senior SADC Officials discuss Finance and Investment Protocol

By Bongiwe Zwane-Maseko Senior Officials from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) attended a workshop to consider the outcome of the assessment of the implementation and relevance of the SADC…

Corruption threat as officials refrain from declaring assets

By Khulile Thwala Across the world, most countries expect their top leaders to declare assets with the relevant commissions, and when they do not, this can lead to political instability…

African Consortium initiates talks to strengthen Eswatini’s economic policies

By Khulile Thwala The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has initiated collaborative talks with Eswatini to conduct programmes and research aimed at strengthening the country’s economic policies. The organisation extended…

Borrowing costs hike doesn’t affect well-repaid loans

By Bahle Gama Diligent loan repayment cushions consumers against interest rate hikes. This was an observation made by Eswatini Bankers Association (EBA) CEO Zakhele Lukhele. On November 25, the Central…

AfDB satisfied with LUSIP II development

By Phephile Motau The African Development Bank has given the progress of the LUSIP II Project rave reviews. This is contained in the Implementation Progress and Results Report (IPR) compiled…

Political unrest eats into RES profits

Ethanol plant By Phephile Motau Poor cane crop production and political unrest have decreased the Royal Eswatini Sugar (RES) Corporation’s ethanol profits by 36 per cent. This was disclosed by…

A day in the life of a farmer

A farmer works her field By Bongiwe Zwane-Maseko Women are multi-taskers of note, but Lizzie Msane takes it to a whole new level. Besides being a young mother to an…

NMC requests bailout

By Ntombi Mhlongo The National Maize Corporation (NMC) is struggling to carry out its obligatory responsibilities due to a lack of funds. In the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Compliance Report…

Ramblas, Lihawu Restaurants are simply the best!

By Phephile Motau Ramblas and Lihawu Restaurants are simply the best! The two restaurants have put Eswatini on the map after they were decorated for being the best in Eswatini…

PAC’s tough recommendations for messy public enterprises

Auditor General Timothy Matsebula By Ntombi Mhlongo The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has come down hard on the executive personnel of most of the country’s public enterprises. In its recommendations…