Eswatini Lifts Interest Rate to 7% After South Africa
Eswatini's central bank lifted its key rate to 7% on 25 September, two days after South Africa hiked, as fuel...
October 2, 2026Topic
Eswatini
Living in Eswatini, an Expat Guide for 2026
Living in Eswatini: a calm, English-speaking kingdom tied to the rand, but most power is imported and serious medical care...
October 1, 2026
Eswatini King Warns El Nino Threatens Next Year’s Harvest
The Eswatini El Nino warning from King Mswati III rests on a real forecast: above 90 percent odds of El...
September 24, 2026
Two Americans Wounded as Eswatini Soldiers Fire at a Roadblock
Two U.S. government personnel were accidentally shot and wounded by Eswatini soldiers during an anti-smuggling operation on 11 September 2026.
September 20, 2026
Eswatini Energy Plan Aims to Cut Power Imports by 2034
Eswatini energy policy targets cutting electricity import dependence below 10% by 2034. The country currently buys most of its power...
September 19, 2026
Kenya Sugar Protection Lapses and Nairobi Looks Again
Kenya’s COMESA sugar safeguard expired on 30 November 2025 after 24 years. The East African reports Nairobi is now exploring...
September 16, 2026
Ramaphosa Sends a North West Transport Tender to the SIU
A proclamation signed on 11 September directs the Special Investigating Unit to examine an R168 million North West transport tender...
September 14, 2026
Eswatini’s Budget Rests on a Customs Cheque It Does Not Control
The Eswatini IMF Article IV mission left Mbabane with a deficit near 5.9 percent of GDP and public debt heading...
September 4, 2026
Only 7 of 16 SADC States Ratify Free Movement Pact
SADC leaders met in Durban to push critical minerals, while the free movement protocol adopted in 2005 still lacks the...
August 17, 2026