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 - In many economies, public procurement reform tends to follow a crisis triggered by audit failures, fiscal pressure or governance setbacks.In Eswatini,...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta4 May 2026MBABANE - The upcoming Standard Bank Regional Sugar Summit is expected to place the future of Southern Africa’s sugar industry under sharp focus.Government...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta4 May 2026MBABANE - EmaSwati may soon find themselves battling another sharp rise in food prices as two powerful global threats converge at the same...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta3 May 2026MBABANE – Local businesses demonstrated remarkable growth, resilience and innovation during the second edition of the Made in Eswatini Consumer Fair held along...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta2 May 2026MBABANE - Nkonyeni Pre-Cast Limited’s interim results for the six months ended December 31, 2025 reflect a period of operational pressure, shaped by...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta30 April 2026MBABANE – The eruption of war in the Middle East has sent a historic shockwave through global commodity markets that is now threatening...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta30 April 2026MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has signalled renewed urgency to revitalise the country’s Export Credit Guarantee Scheme (ECGS).The bank seeks...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta29 April 2026MBABANE – Siphofaneni, a once-quiet rural outpost in Eswatini’s Lowveld, is fast becoming one of the country’s most dynamic peri-urban economies.This is as...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta29 April 2026MBABANE – The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has flagged persistent governance gaps across Eswatini’s non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) as a major risk...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta29 April 2026LOBAMBA – After being implicated in the delivery of medical drugs that were later recalled, prominent pharmaceutical supplier Swazipharm has reaffirmed its commitment...
ByNtombi Mhlongo14 July 2026MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...
BySTANLEY KHUMALO15 July 2026MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...
ByTimes Reporter15 July 2026MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...
BySibusiso Shange13 July 2026MBABANE - The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is facing lawsuit of more than E6 million following an electrocution incident that allegedly claimed the...
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