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 - A new report by the World Bank is calling on countries, particularly developing economies such as Eswatini, to adopt more strategic...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta23 March 2026MBABANE – The latest merchandise trade statistics released by the Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) for February 2026 present a complex portrait of a...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta22 March 2026MBABANE – EswatiniBank has intensified its push towards sustainable development, with Managing Director Dr Nozizwe Mulela revealing that green financing remains a central...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta20 March 2026MBABANE – The implementation of Eswatini’s Citizen Economic Empowerment (CEE) framework is gaining tangible traction.The Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) is now...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta20 March 2026MBABANE – A growing wave of confidence in locally produced goods is sweeping across the country, as evidenced by a sharp rise in...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta19 March 2026MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has once again elevated Eswatini’s presence on the global financial stage after its innovative E786...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta19 March 2026MBABANE – Eswatini’s investment landscape has received a significant boost after five international and regional impact investors signalled strong interest in the country.This...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta18 March 2026MBABANE – Eswatini’s headline inflation continued its downward trajectory in February 2026, easing to 1.9 per cent, signalling sustained price stability in the...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta18 March 2026MBABANE – 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 – Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize’s Mbabane Highlanders AM face their sternest MTN Premier League test yet when they meet Royal Leopard at Mayaluka...
BySanele Jele5 October 2026MBABANE – Eswatini's fastest lady Bongiwe 'Smolly' Mahlalela has been crowned Sportswoman of the Year at the prestigious Tshwane University of Technology Sports...
ByNtombikayise Gwebu3 October 2026MBABANE - Standard Bank Eswatini is bringing back its Instant Money service, four years after replacing it with Unayo, with customers now being...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta3 October 2026MBABANE – The construction industry and the entire economy of the country are under siege. It has emerged that Eswatini has been importing...
ByMfanukhona Nkambule4 October 2026MANZINI – Bunye Betfu Buhle Betfu Savings and Credit Co-operative a scheme for civil servants, is in tatters. The scheme, one of the...
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