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Agriculture

Sugar Cane growers are turning to solar energy.

Cane growers opt for solar energy as production costs skyrocket

Sugar Cane growers are turning to solar energy. By Sifiso SibandzeSugarcane farmers are caught between a rock and hard place as the costs of production continually soar and they have…

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The quality of brown sugar in Eswatini has come under scrutiny with consumers complaining. Picture: Pexels.

ESA responds to brown sugar concerns

The quality of brown sugar in Eswatini has come under scrutiny with consumers complaining. Picture: Pexels. By Khulile ThwalaThe Eswatini Sugar Association (ESA) has come out to address public concerns…

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The Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) has pledged E600 000 towards the Eswatini Youth Empowerment Programme (EYEP). Picture: Supplied.

PSPF pumps in E600k towards youth empowerment programme

The Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) has pledged E600 000 towards the Eswatini Youth Empowerment Programme (EYEP). Picture: Supplied. By Bongiwe Zwane-MasekoThere is light at the end of the tunnel…

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FILE PHOTO: Famine Early Warning System Network in Africa (FEWS NET) scientist Chris Shitote examines a dry water hole in Kilifi county, Kenya, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa needs more help with climate change, debt and food crises

FILE PHOTO: Famine Early Warning System Network in Africa (FEWS NET) scientist Chris Shitote examines a dry water hole in Kilifi county, Kenya, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Baz RatnerBy Joe BavierWASHINGTON…

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SADC Logo

SADC solicits partners to bolster disaster risk coordination

SADC LogoBy Khulile ThwalaThe Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has solicited partners in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).The partnership, which will bolster the implementation of…

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Small hold farmers working the land.

WFP’s E23.2m boost for smallholder farmers

Small hold farmers working the land. By Khulile ThwalaThe World Food Programme (WFP) has noted that smallholder farmers, particularly, women, have enhanced capacities to sustainably produce and supply structured markets…

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Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation

RES Corp launches AI platform to bolster efficiency

Royal Eswatini Sugar CorporationBy Khulile ThwalaEswatini’s leading sugar producer has acclaimed significant cost-savings and efficiency gains following a landmark deployment of SAP’s powerful S/4HANA Public Cloud platform.SAP is a German…

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Graph showing the price of maize

Food security is threatened as maize meal prices remain high

Graph showing the price of maize By Phephile MotauAlthough the rise in prices of maize meal has eased, the prices are still at an all-time high in Eswatini, according to…

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Carbon Tax

EU Carbon tax will not squeeze Eswatini exports but…

…could push prices of steel, cement, and fertilizer sky-highCarbon TaxBy Sifiso SibandzeFrom the beginning of 2023, life got progressively more complicated for South African companies and others from the rest…

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A closer look at the life of a florist and what it entails.

A day in the life of a florist

A closer look at the life of a florist and what it entails. By Bongiwe Zwane – Maseko51-year-old florist Doreen Dlamini knows the names of all plants and flowers at…

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