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Employees steal ex-miners" accounts: : News
11+ hour, 14+ min ago (423+ words) MBABANE " Investigations into the theft of funds belonging to former mineworkers have uncovered that employees allegedly used their positions to make unauthorised withdrawals from clients" accounts over an extended period. The latest development comes as police continue to investigate a…...
King invites oil, mining companies to Eswatini: : News
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (339+ words) BAKU, AZERBAIJAN " His Majesty King Mswati III today invited State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and mining companies to invest in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The King extended the invitation when he made a courtesy call to…...
E1. 73bn 2026/27 budget to boost minerals, energy development: : Business & Economy News
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (377+ words) MBABANE - Government has allocated E1. 73 billion to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy, and mining for the 2026/27 financial year. This has been regarded as government's aggressive push to unlock Eswatini's mineral wealth, accelerate power generation, expand electricity access and secure…...
ESERA must follow SA rates cut or mines will collapse: : News
4+ mon, 15+ hour ago (568+ words) The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved a 12-month interim electricity tariff of 87. 74 cents per kilowatt-hour (k Wh) for Glencore Ferroalloys" smelters. The Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA) is yet to make its decision on the 20. 67 per…...
Gold, gangs, guns: Inside Eswatini transnational network of illegal gold miners: : News
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (1129+ words) MBABANE " Eswatini is bleeding millions of Dollars every year as organised criminal syndicates loot gold from abandoned and illegal mines, exploiting unemployed youth, deploying firearms and operating with increasing sophistication in what security officials describe as a growing transnational threat....
Eswatini explores energy, funding opportunities through TICAD: : Business & Economy News
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (644+ words) MBABANE " The Minister for Natural Resources and Energy, Prince Lonkhokhela, has met with Eswatini Ambassador to Malaysia, Menzie Dlamini, to advance discussions on strategies for the country to access technical and funding opportunities. The opportunities to be explored are available…...
King licenses local firm for gold prospecting
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (401+ words) MBABANE " His Majesty King Mswati III has authorised a local mining company to conduct a preliminary study into possible gold deposits in northern Hhohho. The permission has been granted through the Minerals Management Board (MMB), the statutory body that advises…...