- EFT Reporter
- 26 November 2022
Eswatini Among Top Six African Countries That Have Industrialized
By: Ntombi Mhlongo The Kingdom of Eswatini has been listed in the top six African countries that have industrialized in the past decade. According to a new report issued by…
- EFT Reporter
- 13 November 2022
Highlanders’ E3.6 M annual salary bill
Mbabane Highlanders Football Club Managing Director: Chief Ally Kgomongwe By Ntokozo Magongo Running a football team in Eswatini is not a stroll in the park. In spite of some factions…
- EFT Reporter
- 13 November 2022
Major Parliament shake-up on the horizon
Members of the Eswatini Parliament By Phephile Motau An international consultant is being sought for the Parliament Restructuring Process. The request for proposal (RFP) has been issued by the United…
- EFT Reporter
- 13 November 2022
The Africa We Want; How Digital Technologies Can Help
The world is moving in the digital direction with many countries on the African continent pushing for the 4IR. OPINION Dumi Jere The African Union’s Agenda 2063 envisions a people-driven…
- EFT Reporter
- 8 October 2022
Mavuso Trade Centre Back to Full Business Operations
By: Ntombi Mhlongo Following ceasing to be used as a Covid-19 quarantine centre, the Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority (EIPA) is doing all it can to ensure that the Mavuso Trade…
- EFT Reporter
- 8 October 2022
Eswatini’s Agri-products Import Bill Stands At E1.9bn
BY: Phephile Motau Eswatini needs to come up with strategies to commercialise agriculture and reduce the imports of agricultural produce which was at about E1.9 billion in 2020/2021. This was…
- EFT Reporter
- 8 October 2022
Roads Authority To Relieve Contractors From Late Payments, Project Delays
By: Ntombi Mhlongo The formation of the Roads Authority will provide relief to contractors who have for years been frustrated by late payments and project delays whenever they undertake government…
- EFT Reporter
- 6 October 2022
Spin Festival To Create 110 Jobs, Attract 3 000 Revellers
By: Bahle Gama The return of the Swazi Spin Festival is projected to give the same results as the last by bringing in about 3 000 people from within and…
- EFT Reporter
- 6 October 2022
‘Rethinking Tourism’
By: Bongiwe Zwane-Maseko The Eswatini Tourism Authority (ETA) has embraced this year’s World Tourism Day theme ‘Rethinking Tourism.’ This was said by Chief Executive Officer Linda Nxumalo at the commemoration…
- EFT Reporter
- 6 October 2022
Eswatini Should Be A Tourist Destination, Not A Stopover
By: Bongiwe Zwane-Maseko Eswatini is generally perceived as a transit point by most tourists, which is reflected in the length of time they spend in the kingdom. International travellers use…
- EFT Reporter
- 6 October 2022
Proposed Ndzevane Factory Shell Construction Bringing 1 000 Jobs
By: Ntombi Mhlongo At least 1 000 job opportunities are anticipated upon the completion of the proposed sewing factory shell to be constructed at Ndzevane area, in the Lubombo Region.…
- EFT Reporter
- 5 October 2022
Threat to Eswatini’s Cannabis Illegal Market Grows
By: Ntombi Mhlongo With the Republic of South Africa forging ahead with plans to implement total commercialisation of the cannabis plant, there are fears that this will be the biggest…
- EFT Reporter
- 5 October 2022
As Eskom Woes Deepen, Power Cuts Loom for Eswatini
By: Ntombi Mhlongo As ESKOM woes continue in neighbouring South Africa, Eswatini faces the risk of experiencing the same woes of load shedding currently being experienced by that country. Eswatini…
- EFT Reporter
- 30 September 2022
Inyatsi Construction Gives E2m Boost to COSAFA Under-20
BY: Lwazi Dlamini Multinational Inyatsi Construction Company has shown its corporate social responsible citizen side by pumping a sum of E2 million towards Eswatini hosting the annual COSAFA Under-20 Youth…
- EFT Reporter
- 13 June 2022
Eswatini, Zambia join hands to bolster their tourism sectors
The governments of the Republic of Zambia and the Kingdom of Eswatini have entered into an agreement to jointly invigorate their tourism sectors.The two governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
- EFT Reporter
- 17 May 2022
Domestic tax revenue declines by E0.5bn as liquor industry struggles
Challenges faced by the liquor industry triggered an E500 million decline in the domestic tax collection for the 2020/21 financial year. Tax revenue fell from E9.950 billion collected in the…
- EFT Reporter
- 15 December 2025
Pretty hampers, ugly prices
By Siphesihle Dlamini Every December, Eswatini’s supermarkets transform into glittering theatres of festive seduction, where bright lights, colourful banners, and red-and-gold themed displays cast a spell powerful enough to make…
- EFT Reporter
- 15 December 2025
E16.85 mln investment bolsters Eswatini’s education sector
By Delisa MagagulaEswatini has recorded a significant milestone in its education journey, following UNICEF Eswatini’s appointment as the Grant Agent for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) System Capacity Grant.…
- EFT Reporter
- 15 December 2025
Provisional gross official reserve sits at E15.4bn
Provisional gross official reserves stood at E15.4 billion at the end of November reflecting growth of 6.8 per cent month-on-month and 21.8 per cent year-on-year. The month-on-month growth was mainly…
- EFT Reporter
- 15 December 2025
Private sector credit climbs to E21.7bn
By Delisa MagagulaCredit to the private sector grew marginally by 0.04 per cent month-on-month and 8.2 per cent year-on-year to reach E21.7 billion in October.The month-on-month increase was mainly driven…
- EFT Reporter
- 15 December 2025
Eswatini, US ink historic E4 billion Health MoU
By Delisa Magagula Eswatini and the United States of America have reinforced their long-standing cooperation in the health sector with the signing of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that…
- EFT Reporter
- 22 September 2025
Eswatini, SADC spend E7.8bln mitigating drought, floods
By Delisa Magagula Eswatini and other Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have spent a staggering E7.8 billion over the past decade mitigating risks caused by severe droughts and…
- EFT Reporter
- 22 September 2025
Employers give ENPF conversion the nod
By Kwanele Dhladhla The private sector has given its blessing to the long-debated conversion of the Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) into a fully-fledged pension scheme, with business leaders emphasising…
- EFT Reporter
- 22 September 2025
MTN dividends to SEL drop by E15.4 mln in 2 Years
By Kwanele Dhladhla Swazi Empowerment Limited (SEL), one of Eswatini’s largest locally owned investment companies, has reported a steep decline in dividend income from its cornerstone investment in MTN Eswatini,…
- EFT Reporter
- 16 September 2025
Trump says US has a buyer for TikTok
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. and China have a deal that would keep TikTok operating in the United States, transferring its U.S. assets to U.S. owners…
- EFT Reporter
- 16 September 2025
E250 mln severance burden, 20k job losses under new law
By Delisa Magagula Business Eswatini has warned that the prohibition of triangular employment, as outlined in Section 129 of the Employment Bill No. 12 of 2024, could trigger devastating consequences…