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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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Coal-fired power station planned for St Philips

MBABANE - Kanona Power Station Eswatini (Pty) Ltd has announced plans to establish a coal-fired power station near St Philips.According to a public...

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Tribunal voids ERS’s E4.37m penalties on fuel retailer

MBABANE - The Revenue Appeals Tribunal has set aside E4 377 104.84 in fuel tax penalties imposed by the Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS)...

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MSMEs welcome CBE policy as growth support

MBABANE – The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector has welcomed the Central Bank of Eswatini’s latest monetary policy stance.The sector described...

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ESCC approves PSPF-Tambuti deal, 7 other mergers

MBABANE – The Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC) concluded a busy third quarter for the 2025/26 financial year, approving several high-profile mergers between September...

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‘Made in Eswatini’ trademark gets legal protection

The ‘Made in Eswatini’ mark has officially been registered as a trademark, marking a major milestone in the formalisation, protection and commercialisation of...

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CBE posts 5.9% asset growth amid infrastructure investment

MBABANE - The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) recorded a 5.9 per cent increase in total assets in the year ended December 31,...

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Ubombo Sugar advances sustainable farming with drone technology

MBABANE - Ubombo Sugar Limited has taken a major step towards modern, sustainable agriculture after successfully completing its first-ever drone planting trial.This marked...

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Business Eswatini, UNDP strengthen private sector partnership

MBABANE - Business Eswatini (BE) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have set an ambitious development agenda for 2026.This places the private...

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BUFE tables MSME turnaround strategy to govt

MBABANE - The Business Federation of Eswatini (BUFE) has tabled an ambitious 12-month turnaround strategy before the Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade,...

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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...