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- The Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC) approved six merger and acquisition transactions worth more than E4.96 billion during the first quarter of the...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta23 July 2026MBABANE – The country’s public debt rose by 2.2 per cent to E42.1 billion at the end of June 2026. It was driven...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta23 July 2026MBABANE- Eswatini’s exports have declined for the third consecutive month in June. Eswatini’s trade deficit narrowed slightly in June despite the exports falling...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta23 July 2026MBABANE – Credit extended to Eswatini's private sector climbed to E23.9 billion at the end of May 2026. This was driven by stronger...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta22 July 2026MBABANE – Swaziland Building Society conversion to SBS Bank Eswatini’s conversion comes with a new ownership structure dominated by institutional investors, with PSPF...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta22 July 2026MBABANE – Letshego Eswatini has outlined plans to deepen financial inclusion by expanding digital banking services to the country’s unbanked and under-banked population....
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta22 July 2026MBABANE – Eswatini’s agricultural sector delivered a resilient performance during the first quarter of 2026. The country’s livestock industry emerged as the biggest...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta21 July 2026MBABANE - Eswatini has taken significant step towards strengthening its position as a competitive trading nation after recording notable progress in implementing trade...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta21 July 2026MBABANE – The investment arm of the Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) delivered a strong financial performance during the fourth quarter of the...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta20 July 2026MANZINI – Two socialites and a banker have been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud involving more than E396 000. The accused...
BySiphosethu Dlamini27 October 2026MANZINI – Thirty-four police officers have graduated with diplomas in Police Science as the police service seeks to strengthen its response to emerging...
BySiphosethu Dlamini26 October 2026MBABANE – Mbabane Highlanders AM president Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize is back home after a business trip to China, declaring that her presence is...
BySanele Jele25 October 2026MBABANE – King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has appointed Prince Africa Zulu of Onkweni as Royal Vice Chancellor of the Zulu Kingdom. The appointment took...
ByStanley Khumalo22 October 2026MANZINI – Founder and senior pastor of God Cares Christian Fellowship, Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve, has confirmed the end of his marriage to Nolwazi...
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