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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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Ubombo Sugar kicks off crushing season amid E1.2bn project

MBABANE – Ubombo Sugar Limited has officially kicked off the 2026/27 crushing season while advancing a transformative E1.2 billion factory debottlenecking project.The company...

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E1.9bn AfDB-financed MR3 boosts economy, safety – report

MBABANE - The completion of the Manzini–Mbadlane Highway upgrade has delivered improvements in trade efficiency, road safety and commuter mobility.This positions the MR3...

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ENPF, ERS coming for non-compliant employers

EZULWINI – Non-compliant employers are fast running out of hiding places as the ENPF and the ERS intensify efforts to clamp down on...

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EIPA promises improved, bigger Investment Conference experience

MBABANE – The Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority (EIPA) has assured the business community that the second edition of the Eswatini Investment Conference (EIC)...

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Eswatini, SA standards bodies sign strategic pact

MBABANE - The Eswatini Standards Authority (ESWASA) has taken a significant step towards strengthening the country’s industrial competitiveness.This follows the signing a memorandum...

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FINCORP’s E10.1bn funds 15 000 jobs over 3 decades

MBABANE – FINCORP has marked three decades of operations with a strong record of economic impact, having disbursed over E10.1 billion into the...

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ERS collects E15.7bn in 2025/26, 7.6% rise

MBABANE - The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has closed the 2025/26 financial year on a strong note, collecting a total of E15.7 billion...

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Nedbank Eswatini headline earnings up 5%

MBABANE - Nedbank Eswatini Limited has delivered a solid financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2025.This performance was underpinned by strong...

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Quality exports key to unlocking industrial growth

EZULWINI – Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo has called for an urgent shift towards value addition and export-driven industrialisation.The minister...

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Mountain homes face demolition

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Bhunu Mall incident: Project manager not qualified engineer

MANZINI – The ongoing construction of the Bhunu Mall has brought to the fore critical questions surrounding statutory compliance. At the centre of...

‘MaMkhize’ brings back black, white kit

(At Prince of Wales Sports Ground) MBABANE – It was indeed a homecoming party. This came after Mbabane Highlanders President Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize...

Re-arrested Chinese nationals demand E208 million from government

MBABANE - Forty Chinese nationals who were re-arrested while trying to leave Eswatini following their conviction and sentencing for being in the country...

Sebakhona Clare Matisa finds new life purpose

Entering the public eye comes with a unique set of expectations. For University of Eswatini student Sebakhona Clare Matisa, national recognition arrived when...