On the Ground

  • 23 November 2023

Women Farmer program created to close the unemployment gap

Makhosazane Mngometulu received her awards from the Minister of Agriculture, the Principal Secretary and Founder of Women Farmer Sonia Paiva By Nokunceda Magagula Sonia Paivia has said that the Women…
  • 24 October 2023

The journey towards hosting the Woman Farmer of the Year Awards in full swing

Founder and Director of Woman Famer Competition Sonia Paiva (R) with one of the Top 10 finalists Nomusa Ndlangamandla. By Nokunceda Magagula The journey towards hosting the Woman Farmer Awards…
  • 12 October 2023

South Africa’s economy expected to improve into 2024 – Reuters poll

FILE PHOTO: A customer compares prices while shopping at a Pick and Pay shop in East London, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo…
  • 4 October 2023

ERS makes great strides in net promoter score

ERS Commissioner General Brightwell Nkambule. By Silindzelwe NxumaloThrough the commitment made by the Eswatini Revenue Services (ERS) on April 6, 2022 their customer service KPI, the Net Promoter Score, jumped…
  • 26 September 2023

US yields march higher, Asia stocks sag amid Fed angst

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/file photo By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S.…
  • 26 September 2023

Banking group IIF to proceed with annual meeting in earthquake-hit Morocco

Tim Adams, President and CEO of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), attends the 2018 G20 Conference entitled “The G20 Agenda Under the Argentine Presidency”, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March…
  • 22 September 2023

Global central banks unite in ‘higher for longer’ credo

Central banks for the world’s biggest economies have served notice that they will keep interest rates as high as needed to tame inflation, even as two years of unprecedented By…
  • 25 August 2023

ESA assists smallholders achieve yield target

Sugar cane fields By EFT ReporterThe challenging climatic conditions failed to water down ESA’s target of ensuring that small-scale sugarcane growers achieve at least 89 per cent of the sugarcane…
  • 25 August 2023

Untangling Ecsponent’s E1.5 billion heist web

By Muzi DlaminiEcsponent, the company that made off with over E340 million from investors in Eswatini has left a trail of financial misfortunes in at least three other countries.Investigations carried…
  • 25 August 2023

Oil set for 2nd weekly fall on firm dollar as supply worries ebb

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)’s Dalian Petrochemical Corp refinery is seen near the downtown of Dalian in Liaoning Province, China. REUTERS/Chen Aizhu/File Photo By Muyu Xu (Reuters) – Oil rose…