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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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Budget review urged

MBABANE - The Southern African Research Foundation for Economic Development (SARFED) has called for an urgent review of Eswatini’s 2026/27 National Budget.SARFED is...

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Nedbank Group earnings up 2% to E17.2bn

MBABANE - Headline earnings at Nedbank Group increased by 2 per cent to R17.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025.This comes...

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E1.73bn 2026/27 budget to boost minerals, energy development

MBABANE - Government has allocated E1.73 billion to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy, and mining for the 2026/27 financial year.This has...

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E4.8bn offshore transfers expose systemic tax evasion

EZULWINI - The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has launched investigations into what it describes as systematic tax evasion.This is reportedly linked to E4.8...

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SADC launches body to integrate capital markets

MBABANE - Southern African capital markets are set to enter a new phase of regional integration following the establishment of the SADC Capital...

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Inside Agriculture’s E2.02bn 2026/27 budget

MBABANE - Government has allocated E2.02 billion to the Ministry of Agriculture for the 2026/27 financial year.This underlines a renewed push to expand...

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Govt backs AfSIA to unlock MSME financing

MBABANE - Eswatini has moved to position itself at the centre of a new continental blended finance initiative aimed at unlocking affordable, collateral-free...

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FNB Eswatini drives inclusive property finance

MBABANE - FNB Eswatini has intensified efforts to expand inclusive access to property finance by strengthening collaboration across the property value chain.The bank...

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Calls for greater shift in MSMEs support

MBABANE – The Business Federation Eswatini (BUFE) has urged government to use the 2026 National Budget as a turning point for micro, small...

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I don’t have money to compensate them – Polycarp

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Each MP set for E1m handshake

MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...