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 – Ministers responsible for trade and industry from member States of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) met last Friday to deliberate...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta17 March 2026MBABANE – The Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC) faced a number of structural and operational challenges during 2025 that constrained its ability to fully...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta17 March 2026PIGGS PEAK – The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has intensified its call for stronger tax compliance in the country.The ERS has warned that...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta15 March 2026MBABANE – Business Eswatini (BE) has taken a decisive step towards strengthening collaboration between government and the private sector.This follows the appointment of...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta13 March 2026MBABANE – Eswatini continues to demonstrate strong integration with the global economy despite its small size.The DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026 highlights the...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta13 March 2026MBABANE – The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has shared insights into its evolving cash management strategy with the Central Bank of Eswatini...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta12 March 2026MBABANE - The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) recorded a marginal increase in market capitalisation at the end of February 2026.This was largely driven...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta12 March 2026MBABANE – Eswatini’s financial sector experienced mixed developments at the start of 2026.Private sector credit declined slightly on a monthly basis while foreign...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta11 March 2026MBABANE – Business Eswatini (BE) has identified a number of priority reforms aimed at strengthening the country’s economic competitiveness, following the latest quarterly...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta11 March 2026For more than four decades, Eswatini has witnessed one of the most significant periods of infrastructure development in its history. Under the leadership...
ByMthobisi Buthelezi1 August 2026MBABANE – In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting...
ByMfanukhona Nkambule1 August 2026KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
ByTimothy Simelane3 August 2026MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...
ByTimothy Simelane4 August 2026MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...
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