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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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EEC pursues local manufacturing of meters, cables

MBABANE – The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is seeking to establish local manufacturing plants for smart meters, cables and ancillary electrical products.This is...

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Eswatini sugar industry remains COMESA’s benchmark performer

MBABANE – Eswatini’s sugar industry has once again been recognised as one of Africa’s most efficient and competitive sugar sectors.A new regional study...

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Eswatini faces food price risks as Tiger Brands sounds alarm

MBABANE - South African food giant Tiger Brands has warned that escalating geopolitical tensions, particularly the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, could...

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ENPF CEO among Africa’s Top 100 business leaders

MBABANE - Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) Chief Executive Officer Futhi Tembe has been named among Africa’s Top 100 Business Leaders for 2026.This...

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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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MANZINI – Two socialites and a banker have been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud involving more than E396 000. The accused...

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MANZINI – Thirty-four police officers have graduated with diplomas in Police Science as the police service seeks to strengthen its response to emerging...

MaMkhize back for ‘Bull’ after China trip

MBABANE – Mbabane Highlanders AM president Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize is back home after a business trip to China, declaring that her presence is...

Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve confirms separation from wife

MANZINI – Founder and senior pastor of God Cares Christian Fellowship, Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve, has confirmed the end of his marriage to Nolwazi...

Eswatini repatriates 11 third-country nationals

MBABANE – Eswatini has repatriated 11 third-country nationals since July 2025 under an arrangement with the United States Government. The latest to return...