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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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The seminar brought together business leaders, investors and capital-market experts.
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ESE unveils Kwakhanya 2030 capital markets strategy

MANZINI - The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) has unveiled an ambitious new corporate strategy, Kwakhanya 2030 The strategy seeks to reposition the bourse...

BE recently met with experts from the UNDP Africa Credit Ratings Initiative (ACRI). (Business Eswatini)
Business

Private sector seeks greater say on sovereign ratings

MBABANE - Business Eswatini (BE) is pushing for greater private-sector participation in Eswatini’s sovereign credit rating process. The apex employer-based organisation warned that...

CBE Governor Dr Phil Mnisi.
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CBE Governor takes helm of Africa financial inclusion

MBABANE – Eswatini has secured a bigger voice in shaping Africa’s financial inclusion agenda. This follows the appointment of Central Bank Governor Dr...

Business

GDP reaches E96.6bn as economy grows by 4.8%

MBABANE – Eswatini’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached E96.6 billion in 2025, with the economy recording real growth of 4.8 per cent, up...

Commerce Minister Manqoba Khumalo. AeTrade Group CEO and Interim CEO of the Africa Strategic Investment Alliance, Mulualem Syoum.
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Commerce minister calls for integrated enterprise growth ecosystem

MANZINI - Government has challenged businesses, financiers and development partners to build a connected enterprise ecosystem that turns ideas into investment, production, markets...

Business

ESE to unpack capital markets for businesses at EITF

MANZINI - The Eswatini Stock Exchange will host a business seminar during the ongoing Trade Fair, exploring how capital markets can unlock growth,...

Business

Kellogg, African Alliance deliver investment pledges

MBABANE - Investment commitments made at Eswatini’s inaugural Investment Conference are increasingly moving from the boardroom to the ground. Kellogg Tolaram and African...

Business

Capital city wants to win businesses back

MBABANE - The Municipal Council of Mbabane (MCM) is seeking to reposition the capital city as a more competitive, investment-ready and business-friendly economic...

Business

New commemorative E10 coin to mark 60th independence

EZULWINI – Eswatini will introduce a limited-edition E10 circulating commemorative coin in 2028, giving emaSwati a new currency symbol for the historic 60th...

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Maidens thrilled as His Majesty the King appreciates them

MBANGWENI – Imbali was overjoyed when His Majesty King Mswati III appreciated her during the ongoing annual Umhlanga Ceremony at Mbangweni Royal Residence....

Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala passes on

MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...

Thousands flock to Shiselweni for Umhlanga second leg

MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...

Zama zamas poison Phophonyane lifeline

MBABANE – Illegal miners are allegedly polluting the Phophonyane River, on which thousands of emaSwati depend. The river supplies water mainly to Pigg’s...

E50 000 bail for couple in E2.3 million theft case

MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...