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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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BUFE pushes for economic ownership by emaSwati

MBABANE - The Business Federation of Eswatini (BUFE) says it is time for the country’s economy to return to the hands of emaSwati,...

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EswatiniBank injects E21 billion into economy over 15 years

EZULWINI – EswatiniBank has channelled more than E21 billion in loans into the economy over the past 15 years, financing community development, national...

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Inflation outlook revised slightly

MBABANE – Eswatini’s inflation outlook for the next three years has been revised slightly downwards.This comes as the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE)...

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Stefanutti Stocks’ strong results ahead of E2.78bn CBE project

MBABANE - Stefanutti Stocks Group has posted a rise in earnings for the six-month period, signalling renewed stability and stronger operational performance ahead...

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Electricity imports rise 3.9%

MBABANE - Eswatini recorded a 3.9 per cent increase in electricity imports during the 2024/25 financial year.This is according to the latest Annual...

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Trade improves as exports outperform imports

MBABANE – Eswatini’s merchandise trade performance improved markedly in October 2025, with exports surging by almost one-fifth year-on-year and the country sustaining a...

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Trading volumes jump while ESE prices remain static

MBABANE – The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) experienced an exceptional rise in trading activity in October 2025.Equity turnover skyrocketed to E10.3 million, a...

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RFG allocates E370m for Eswatini, SA plants upgrade

MBABANE – Rhodes Food Group (RFG) has committed a capital investment of E370 million for the upgrading and maintenance of its production facilities...

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WTO calls for stronger African trade integration

MBABANE - Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on Thursday, delivered a pointed assessment of global trade tensions...

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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...

E2bn Chinese fraud suspect fears death penalty

MBABANE – The Chinese national, Jin Houyun, who is suspected of involvement in pooling over E2 billion from thousands of investors in China...

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...

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...