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Beijing boosts ties with eSwatini despite diplomatic dispute over Taiwan
South China Morning Post
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August 8, 2025
China has steadily advanced its trade and infrastructure ties with eSwatini despite a lack of diplomatic relations, which observers said could reflect Beijing’s “long game” approach with the region. In the landlocked nation’s southern region, a...
IMF Staff Completes 2025 Article IV Mission to The Kingdom of Eswatini
Realnews Magazine
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August 8, 2025
Business END-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views...
Visualized: Every Country’s Richest Billionaire in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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August 18, 2025
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Leveraging Tech to Unlock Financial Inclusion
Business Ghana
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Financial inclusion has become one of the most critical building blocks for sustainable economic development, not only in Malawi but across emerging markets. When individuals and small businesses have access to affordable, appropriate, and timely...
Eswatini’s digital transformation crucial to unlocking growth, jobs, and economic resilience
Panapress
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August 2, 2025
02 august 2025 - 08:14:00 MA/AR 155 Views Panafrican News Agency Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Eswatini needs to digitalise, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according to the latest edition of...
SA government raises concerns after 5 hardened criminals deported to Eswatini
Alberton Record
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The South African government has raised concerns with the Kingdom of Eswatini over the arrival of dangerous criminals to the landlocked country and the impact this could have on South Africa’s national security. “South Africa has raised concerns...
Round Table in Awaza Highlights Science and Technology as Key to Prosperity for Landlocked Nations
News Central Asia
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August 6, 2025
On 5 August 2025 the first interactive thematic round table was held on the sidelines of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. The event was themed “Structural transformation, diversification, and science, technology and...
Turkmenistan And Eswatini Establish Diplomatic Relations At LLDC3 Сonference
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) AWAZA, Turkmenistan, August 6. Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Eswatini officially tied the knot in diplomatic relations during the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), Trend reports via the...
Robust DPI inevitable for Eswatini’s economic, jobs boom: World Bank
Biometric Update
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August 5, 2025
A World Bank economic update for Eswatini published recently, dubbed, “Harnessing the potential of digital technologies for Eswatini’s economic growth and job creation” suggests the building of an effective digital public infrastructure (DPI)...
Ferdi Moolman is new CEO of MTN South Africa
TechCentral
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August 18, 2025
Incoming MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman Charles Molapisi is stepping down as CEO of MTN South Africa, and is being replaced in the role by Ferdi Moolman, who was a key driver behind the telecommunications group’s growth in Nigeria, where he...
Board shake-up at MTN, including new South Africa CEO, as company streamlines beyond 2025
Engineering News
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Telecommunications group MTN Group has made changes to its board and operating model as it looks beyond 2025. During an evaluation of its Ambition 2025 strategy and its execution over the past several months, which determined the strategy remains...
Prof. Agyemang Urges Commercialization and Global Promotion of Asante and Eswatini Cultures
Modern Ghana
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Prof. Joseph Kwasi Agyemang, Professor of Accounting Sciences at the University of South Africa and the University of Eswatini, has emphasized the strong potential of the cultures of the Asante and Eswatini kingdoms for commercialization and...
Border businesses unfazed by US dumped criminals in eSwatini
IOL
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BUSINESS owners near the KwaZulu-Natal and eSwatini border say they are not concerned about security, despite recent developments that sparked fears in the region. Last month, the United States deported five alleged criminals to eSwatini, saying...
OPINION:Journalists must prioritize salary increment articles otherwise, emaSwati will soon financially struggle to buy data for news and we will lose our jobs.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini The decline in sales affecting the print media might soon manifest into a struggle to buy data to read online news as more emaSwati struggle to afford a decent meal. It is for this reason as journalists, we must prioritize...
World News | MoS Margherita Concludes Visit to Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa
Latestly
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July 30, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita concluded his official visit to Eswatini and Lesotho from July 18-22, and to South Africa from July 23-25. During his visit to Eswatini, Margherita...
Afrik Allianz To Lead The Next Wave Of Global Investments In Africa
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
United States and Ghanaian registered company Goldstar Air, a private international airline with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across West...
MoS Margherita concludes visit to Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 30, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita concluded his official visit to Eswatini and Lesotho from July 18-22, and to South Africa from July 23-25. During his visit to Eswatini, Margherita...
Prime Minister Russell Dlamini, Commerce Minister welcome Taiwan investors, PM urge them to take advantage of current warm diplomatic relations between eSwatini and the United States(US).
Swaziland News
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By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has urged visiting Taiwan investors to take advantage of the current warm diplomatic relations between eSwatini and the United States that resulted to low trade tariffs. The investors...
SA feels the squeeze in dispute with WTO over citrus regulatory measures
Daily Maverick
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August 17, 2025
South Africa’s citrus industry is its largest agricultural export industry, and the country is the world’s second-largest exporter of citrus fruit. The European Union (EU) has consistently accounted for approximately 40% of South Africa’s exports,...
Obscure Technologies partners with Arista Networks
ITWeb
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July 30, 2025
Francois van Hirtum, MD, Obscure Technologies. Leading South African cyber security specialist, Obscure Technologies, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Arista Networks, an industry leader in data-driven,...