Small Businesses

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 MagagulaThe journey towards hosting the Woman Farmer Awards is in…

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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 PhotoBy…

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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 from…

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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 photoBy Kevin BucklandTOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields…

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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…

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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 unprecedentedBy Mark…

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ESA assists smallholders achieve yield target

Sugar cane fieldsBy 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 tonnage…

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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…

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Inyatsi’s acquisition of EMI brings hope to farmers

Inyatsi Investment Cluster CEO Paul Lwiindi shaking hands with EMI MD Jon Williams while Inyatsi’s Head of Legal & Compliance Gcinekile Nxumalo looks on.By Karabo Ngoepe and Nokunceda Magagula“We are…

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Hong Kong police arrest 10 for suspected foreign collusion over fund

Pro-democracy activist Bobo Yip is taken away by police for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and incitement to riot, relating to a now-disbanded fund for pro-democracy protesters, in Hong…

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