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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.

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Rethink SEZ strategy, AfDB urges Eswatini

MBABANE – As Eswatini advances its Special Economic Zones agenda, the African Development Bank says future success will depend on integration, innovation, regional...

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Eswatini joins Africa’s highest diesel price list

MBABANE – Eswatini has entered the list of the 10 African countries with the highest diesel prices.These highlights growing fuel-cost pressures that could...

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SWAPROP profit drops 15.7%

MBABANE – Swaziland Property Investments Limited (SWAPROP) recorded a 15.7 per cent decline in profit for the six months ended December 31, 2025.This...

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ERS demands over E1m unpaid VAT from Touch Hygiene

MBABANE – The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has approached the High Court seeking a default judgment against local company Touch Hygiene (Pty) Ltd...

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Eswatini retains 7th place among Africa’s industrial elite

MBABANE - Eswatini has cemented its position among Africa’s most industrialised economies, ranking seventh on the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Africa Industrialisation Index...

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CBE defies expectations, holds interest rates steady

MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has surprised markets by maintaining its discount rate at 6.75 per cent despite neighbouring South...

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EEC moves to redesign electricity tariffs

MBABANE – The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) has launched a major process to redesign electricity tariffs and conduct a comprehensive cost of supply...

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Trade surplus shrinks as exports decline slightly

MBABANE - Eswatini maintained a positive merchandise trade balance in March 2026.However, the country’s overall export earnings continued to face pressure as weaker...

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Renewable energy equipment headlines US Embassy auction

MBABANE - Renewable energy equipment featuring new advanced solar systems with Tesla Powerwall batteries will headline the massive United States Embassy auction sale...

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MBABANE – The construction industry and the entire economy of the country are under siege. It has emerged that Eswatini has been importing...

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