'Like human trafficking': how US deported five men to Eswatini

Roberto Mosquera's family had no trace of him for a month after he was arrested by US immigration agents, until a government social media post revealed he had been deported to Africa's last absolute monarchy. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

'Like Human Trafficking': How The US Deported Five Men To Eswatini

Roberto Mosquera's family had no trace of him for a month after he was arrested by US immigration agents, until a government social media post revealed he had been deported to Africa's last absolute monarchy. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Ruto roots for intra-Africa trade amid global turbulence

President William Ruto addresses the 24th Summit of Heads of State and Government in Nairobi/ screen grab President William Ruto has pledged to drive the intra-African trade growth agenda as the continent navigates turbulence from shifting global...

‘Businesses are born, jobs created through recycling’

Reading Time: 2 minutesThrough the Temvelo Awards, awareness is created among people about the environmental impact of their daily lives and how their actions can either harm or heal the planet. As a result, there is a value proposition emerging...

Building Society Gets License to Operate as Bank

The Central Bank of Eswatini has granted a provisional banking license to SBS Bank Eswatini (formerly Swaziland Building Society). A new chapter begins for one of Eswatini’s oldest financial institutions. Reading Time: 2 minutesMBABANE – The...

Kenya has increased shareholding in Trade and Development Bank by $100mn

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 9 – Kenya has increased shareholding in Trade and Development Bank (TDB) by $100 million, an African multilateral financial institution, President William Ruto has announced. Additionally, he said Kenya had also committed $50...

President Ruto takes over as COMESA chair, announces Ksh.12.9B boost to African financial institutions

President Ruto, during the official opening of the 24th COMESA Summit of Heads of State and Government at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, on Thursday, October 9, 2025. PHOTO|PCS Audio By Vocalize Kenya has increased its...

Eswatini accepts 11 more convicted criminals from the United States, South Africans express concern

The Kingdom of Eswatini announced that it will be accepting more convicted criminals from the United States of America The acting spokesperson for the government stated that the immigrants pose no security threat to the nation or neighbouring...

Eswatini takes in 10 foreign nationals deported from United States

Ten third country nationals deported from the United States have been jailed in Eswatini, the government revealed on Monday. It is just one of several countries to have accepted a deal with the Trump administration in recent months. Goverment...

Labour Minister Phila Buthelezi appoints ATUSWA Secretary General Wander Mkhonza as Provident Fund Board member, to work with ex-Inyatsi Construction’s Derrick Shiba and Business Eswatini CEO.

By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Wander Mkhonza, the Secretary General of the Amalgamated Trade Union of Swaziland(ATUSWA) has been appointed by Labour and Social Security Minister Phila Buthelezi as a member of the Eswatini National Provident Fund(ENPF)...

Eswatini receives more 'dangerous criminals' deported from US

TEN more third country nationals deported from the US were jailed in the neighbouring Eswatini on Monday, the government said, as part of a US scheme to expel undocumented migrants. Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda and South Sudan have in recent months...

FNB recognised as Best SME Bank in Africa

FNB has been named the Best SME Bank in Africa by Global Finance for its 2026 Best SME Bank Awards. This recognition underscores FNB’s unwavering and long-standing commitment to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the...

Sovereign Funds Key to Building Resilient Economies – Dr Absalom Themba Dlamini

Reading Time: 2 minutesTibiyo TakaNgwane Managing Director Dr Absalom Themba Dlamini has urged African economies to establish sovereign wealth funds as a solution to the continent’s persistent economic challenges. Delivering his keynote address at...

With 15 Wives, 30 Children, 100 Attendants, Eswatini’s King Mswati III’s Lavish Abu Dhabi Arrival Sparks Global Outrage

SRINAGAR: An old video of Eswatini’s King Mswati III arriving in Abu Dhabi has resurfaced online, reigniting debate over the African monarch’s extravagant lifestyle and the deep poverty facing his country. The footage, first seen in July, shows...

NPA confirms businessman Vusimuzi 'CAT' Matlala wants to appeal his bail denial

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed it has received a motion from controversial businessman Vusimuzi “CAT” Matlala, who intends to appeal the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court’s decision to deny him bail last month. However, the NPA...

Shililifa claims historic victory in Eswatini

Hilma Nalupe Namibian cyclist Olivia Shililifa made history at the MTN Khemani Road Classic 2025 in Eswatini, becoming the first woman to win the 100km race. Racing for CYMOT Racing Team on 27 September, Shililifa powered through the tough terrain...

Eswatini Prime Minister to Attend Mutharika’s Inauguration on Behalf of King Mswati III

Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini of Eswatini is set to attend the inauguration of President-elect Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika. The Prime Minister will represent His Majesty King Mswati III at the ceremony. The inauguration ceremony is...

U.S. sends 10 more deportees to Eswatini

(Background) Mountainous landscape around the country s capital Mbabane in Eswatini, 31 August 2024. Eswatini is a developing country with over 43% unemployment, the highest rate of Aids per capita in Africa. (Photo by XAVIER DUVOT/Hans Lucas/AFP...

AGOA expiry must prompt South Africa to pursue alternative trade relations – Mavuso

The expiry of the US preferential trade framework the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on September 30 means that South Africa must aggressively pursue alternative trade partnerships through the BRICS bloc and the African Continental Free...

Swaziland Unemployed People’s Movement(SUPMO) members stage silent protests across the country amid scarcity of jobs in the tiny undemocratic Kingdom.

By Nontsetselelo Nkambule MBABANE:The Swaziland Unemployed Peoples’ Movement (SUPMO) staged silent protests across various parts of the country on Wednesday, drawing attention to the escalating unemployment crisis, widespread inequalities, and...