- 20 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
No end in sight to fuel price increases
Cars filling up at a Gulp Fuel Station in Eswatini. Picture: Ntokozo Magongo. By Sifiso SibandzeThere is no end in sight to fuel price increases as price determinants are signalling…
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- 17 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
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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- 15 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
First Finance’s gross loan portfolio increases to E1 billion
The company has seen an increase in its loan book. By Khulile ThwalaFirst Finance Company, a subsidiary company wholly owned by FINCORP has assisted emaSwati with a total of E940…
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- 13 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
African countries to trade in local currencies instead of Dollars under AfCFTA
The DollarBy Khulile ThwalaThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is striving for the usage of local currencies in trade among countries in the continent.Secretary General of the AfCFTA Wamkele…
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- 6 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
Ordinary emaSwati can own 10% shares in mining companies
Ngwenya MineBy Ntombi MhlongoMuch against people’s beliefs and perhaps lack of knowledge, an opportunity for emaSwati to own shares in mining companies is available.This is because the existing Minerals Act…
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- 5 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
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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- 4 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
SA’s logistics crisis could cripple SADC economies
Transnet freight trainBy Sifiso SibandzeAs South Africa’s state-owned rail and port operator Transnet battles with a logistics catastrophe threatening to plunge its economy to the doldrums, SADC economies should be…
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- 3 April 2023
- EFT Reporter
Contingency plan to counter UNHCR budget cuts
Malindza refugee homeBy Khulile ThwalaThe Ministry of Home Affairs is working around the clock to ensure the Malindza refugees are not left in the dark following a 52 per cent…
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- 29 March 2023
- EFT Reporter
SADC focusing on development programmes to end the energy crisis
SADC members states focusing on dealing with energy crisis in the region. By Khulile ThwalaThe SADC Council of Ministers is looking at priority regional development programmes to end the power…
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- 26 March 2023
- EFT Reporter
The oracles suggest it’s an auspicious time to fly again
South African DJs Oskido and Zinhle on the maiden flight of Eswatini Air. By Jabu MatsebulaEveryone must fly. And so they shall if Eswatini Air (EA) which launches on Sunday…
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