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ESWADE, NMC’s E44m project touted to reduce maize prices

By Zwelihle Sukati The Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (ESWADE) and National Maize Corporation (NMC) have been mandated to increase the production of maize in the country by the…

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Tourism Industry Thrown A Lifeline

By: Bongiwe Zwane-Maseko After a long dry spell, the tourism industry heaved a sigh of relief when it welcomed over 8 000 visitors into the kingdom over the Easter weekend.…

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Municipalities Struggle To Provide Services As They Are Owed E50m In Rates

By: Ntombi Mhlongo Ratepayers are shooting themselves in the foot by failing and or delaying paying rates. According to some municipalities, non-payment of rates makes it hard for them to…

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Eswatini Winter Revolution: What Has Come To Light So Far?

By Alec Lushaba Special Investigative Report: Part 2 The Eswatini Financial Times (EFT) can reveal a series of meetings held by foreign funders, activists and pro-democracy forces in three countries…

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Textile Workers’ Anguish In Eswatini

By: Phephile Motau and Muzi Dlamini Textile workers in the country cannot afford the essential commodities and have indicated that they have resorted to sex work to supplement their income.…

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Govt Sets Aside E0.5bn For Parastatals Merger And Shutdown

By Phephile Motau The government has set aside E0.5 billion for the streamlining and merging of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) exercise, and a larger amount of it will go towards retrenchment…

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Project developers inject E1.5bn into economy

By Phephile Motau Project developers have injected above E1.5 billion into the economy by implementing several infrastructure projects. According to information sourced from the Construction Industry Council (CIC) the amount…

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EHB to inject E48m for Ngwenya’s infrastructure development

By Bahle Gama The Eswatini Housing Board (EHB) is expected to spend an estimated E48 million on infrastructure development in Ngwenya Town. EHB’s Managing Director Mduduzi Dlamini told the Eswatini Financial…

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Enough is enough! PM vows to hunt down terrorists 

By Alec Lushaba Terrorists! Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini has labelled those behind the spate of arson attacks terrorists and has vowed to hunt them down to restore peace and…

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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…

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