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Eswatini Financial Times

Politics

Neal, Rijkenberg, Minister, Finance

14% increase in National Budget

Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg By Ntombi Mhlongo The Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg has tabled a national budget of E26.44 billion. This reflects an increase of 14 per cent when…

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Misinformation trap: EU calls for ‘sanctions’ against Eswatini

His Majesty, King Mswati III By Muzi DlaminiFrom being one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies in 2022, Eswatini is at risk of seeing a sudden economic meltdown following the European Union,…

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Live Broadcast: Speech From The Throne

Watch the proceedings from Parliament live on our site with a live Blog encompassing rolling coverage from our sister publication, Eswatini Daily News.

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Over E150m needed for OVC fees grant increase

By Ntombi Mhlongo As the calls for a review of the Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) education grants grow, the government would need to fork out around E150 million a…

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Russia-Africa Summit a chance for Eswatini to deepen trade  

By Ntombi Mhlongo  The recent visit by the Russian Federation Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov opened a big opportunity for the Kingdom of Eswatini to increase its trading partners…

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Poverty, Unemployment, Recovery, Sub-Saharan, Countries,

Global leaders believe achieving zero hunger in Africa is within reach

By Khulile Thwala Over the past few months, numerous reports on an impending food security crisis have been documented, including those published by the Eswatini Financial Times. However, there is…

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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…

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E4.26m water supply for drought-prone Lubombo

By Khulile Thwala Draught-prone Lubombo is set to benefit from financial and technical support from the Republic of China on Taiwan in the local water sector to the tune of…

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10 factory shells urgently needed by investors 

An artist impression of the factory. By Ntombi Mhlongo  The demand by investors for factory shells in the Kingdom of Eswatini is exceptionally high. This was shared by Eswatini Investment…

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Neal

Minister Rijkenberg’s tax amendments rejected

Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg By Ntombi Mhlongo Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg has met serious resistance to his envisaged tax amendments. Members of Parliament voted against Rijkenberg’s tax proposals from his…

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