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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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UNESWA Endowment Fund signs landmark investment policy

MBABANE – The UNESWA Endowment Fund has signed an Investment Policy Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Cape Town-based advisory firm Independent Actuaries and...

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Stanlib strengthens grip on investments schemes

MBABANE -  Eswatini’s investment management market is undergoing a quiet but telling reshuffle, with leading asset managers tightening their grip on investor funds.There...

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UNDP sets 2026 focus on jobs, MSMEs

MBABANE – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is sharpening its focus on accelerating delivery in high-impact areas in 2026.This is with Micro,...

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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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No more USA Visa processing in Eswatini

MBABANE – In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting...

King moves to save Ncangosini residents from eviction

KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...

I don’t have money to compensate them – Polycarp

MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...

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...