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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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More Japanese investors eye new opportunities

MBABANE – Eswatini continues to stay on the radar of global investors after Russell Mmiso Dlamini received a high-level delegation of potential investors...

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MSMEs hope King addresses 5 business pains

MBABANE - Small businesses are hoping that His Majesty King Mswati III will use Friday’s Speech from the Throne to speak directly to...

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Jan trade surplus narrows sharply as exports weaken

MBABANE - Eswatini’s trade surplus narrowed sharply to E80.8 million in January 2026, down from E459.4 million in December 2025, reflecting a steeper...

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SMVAF – Business Eswatini partnership targets road safety shift

MBABANE – Business Eswatini has thrown its weight behind a new era of collaboration with the Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund (SMVAF).This follows...

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Inflation slows fourth straight month to 2.1%

MBABANE – Eswatini’s headline inflation has eased for the fourth consecutive month, declining to 2.1 per cent in January 2025.The latest reading marks...

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New Jan listing nudges ESE market cap

MBABANE – The admission of AGSPAC Limited to the Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) in mid-January 2026 has marginally lifted the Exchange’s total market...

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ENPF’s local, offshore investments drive 13.2% growth

MBABANE - The Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) closed the 2024/25 financial year on a strong footing.The fund delivered a solid investment performance...

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Transport industry sitting on goldmine of unrealised opportunity

MBABANE - The transport industry is sitting on a goldmine of unrealised opportunity - and the numbers are now on the table.At the...

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E121.2m pumped into economy by MTN Bushfire 2025

MBABANE - A newly-released economic impact assessment by the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa has found that MTN Bushfire 2025 generated a...

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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue

MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...

Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals

MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...

DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget

MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...

Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance

LOBAMBA – After being implicated in the delivery of medical drugs that were later recalled, prominent pharmaceutical supplier Swazipharm has reaffirmed its commitment...

Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout

MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...