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President Erdoğan hosts 102 leaders from 95 countries at the COP31 Leaders Summit in Antalya, with Eswatini among the African nations represented.

Eswatini is closing Asian-owned shops under the new Citizen Economic Empowerment Act, with Parliament agreeing to give foreign business owners at least 12 months to leave.

The South African food producer, whose brands reach Eswatini shelves, lifted revenue 39 percent to ZAR 14.3 billion and grew headline earnings per share 27 percent to ZAR 7.11, while keeping debt low at 0.7 times.

<p>Premier Group reported 39% revenue growth to R14.3 billion for the half-year to September 30, 2026, driven by its first full contribution from the Culinary division.</p>

Newcastle United face Fulham on Saturday 7 November at 3pm UK time. Here is how to watch the Premier League fixture live from Eswatini, plus form and context for both clubs.

Theologians from Southern Africa's six episcopal conferences, including Eswatini's SACBC, met in Pretoria to examine polygamy, inculturation, and access to the Sacraments.

An IOL column published on 6 November 2026 reflects on friendship as the family we choose, citing Tambo and Mandela and arguing that solidarity between friends sustains us through hard times.

Nigeria's High Commissioner to Eswatini, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, is among five lawyers conferred with the Senior Counsel of Nigeria rank by the Nigerian Law Society.

The US Treasury named Eswatini among countries whose flags were allegedly misused by an Indian couple running a maritime fraud network for Iran's shadow fleet.

The US Treasury sanctioned an Indian couple and nine companies for allegedly selling fraudulent ship registrations under Eswatini's flag and others to vessels carrying Iranian oil.

Eswatini features among ten African countries that restrict dual citizenship, a report by Punch Newspapers shows, with naturalised citizens facing limits when they take another nationality.

Three Ghanaian judges, Isaac Kobina Abban, Fred Kwasi Apaloo and Mabel Maame Agyemang, each served as Chief Justice in more than one country, including Eswatini.

The Cape Town Edition, Marriott's first Edition hotel in Africa, opened at the V&A Waterfront on October 27, 2026, and features recycled-glass pieces made in Eswatini among its African art collection.

The Nigerian Union South Africa has urged new High Commissioner Femi Fani-Kayode to fix passport delays, curb xenophobia, and protect Nigerian businesses across the region.

Pakistan has barred Taiwanese airlines from its airspace to back Beijing's One-China policy, going further than China itself and forcing carriers onto longer, costlier routes.

India chased 199 with 40 balls to spare in Wellington on October 27, breaking a series of T20 world records, though Eswatini's 29-ball team hundred from Malkerns still stands faster.

India has opened preferential trade negotiations with SACU, the bloc that includes Eswatini, while pursuing pacts with the US, Chile, Canada and Mexico, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.

A regional study warns that worsening droughts will shrink herds and widen inequality among southern African livestock farmers, including in Eswatini, unless forecasts are paired with practical support.

Femi Fani-Kayode arrived in Johannesburg to rebuild Nigeria-South Africa ties, with a mandate that also covers Lesotho and the Kingdom of Eswatini.

Samuel Sey, a Ghanaian-Canadian conservative who defended ICE killings and mass deportations, was arrested in Ohio on an immigration hold.