Nhlanganiso Mkhonta serves as Business Editor at the Times of Eswatini. He reports on business, economics, finance, investment, entrepreneurship and public policy, producing insightful coverage and analysis of the issues driving Eswatini’s economy and the wider African business environment.
MBABANE - Eswatini is emerging as one of Southern Africa’s leading irrigation-driven rural transformation economies after more than two decades of sustained investment...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta22 May 2026MBABANE - The Regional Excellence Development Initiative (REDI) has unveiled a strong line-up of regional and local experts set to headline Eswatini’s inaugural...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta22 May 2026MBABANE - The 2026 annual meetings of the African Development Bank Group are expected to place Africa’s widening financing gap under the spotlight.Leaders...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta21 May 2026MBABANE – COMESA and the European Union strengthened strategic cooperation in Lusaka, prioritising regional integration, trade resilience, infrastructure investment and AfCFTA implementation amid...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta21 May 2026MBABANE – The Eswatini Contractors Association (ECA) and Construction Industry Council (CIC) have launched a new system aimed at strengthening contractor skills, commercial...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta20 May 2026MANZINI – The 58th edition of the Eswatini International Trade Fair (EITF) is set to place the green economy at the heart of...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta20 May 2026MBABANE - Credit extended to Eswatini’s private sector climbed to a record E23.2 billion in March 2026.These underlines growing business confidence and rising...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta19 May 2026MBABANE - Eswatini’s sugar industry delivered a major boost to the country’s external trade performance in April 2026.The country’s exports of sugar and...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta19 May 2026MBABANE - Eswatini’s inflation rate edged higher to 2.0 per cent in April 2026 from 1.6 per cent in March, signalling renewed price...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta18 May 2026For more than four decades, Eswatini has witnessed one of the most significant periods of infrastructure development in its history. Under the leadership...
ByMthobisi Buthelezi1 August 2026MBABANE – In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting...
ByMfanukhona Nkambule1 August 2026KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
ByTimothy Simelane3 August 2026MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...
ByTimothy Simelane4 August 2026MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...
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