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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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CBE holds rate at 6.75%, finally matches South Africa

MBABANE - Eswatini has kept its interest rate unchanged at 6.75 per cent for the third consecutive time —maintaining parity with South Africa’s...

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CIC, ESWASA partner for quality compliance

MBABANE – The construction sector faces major reform as CIC and ESWASA partner to enforce quality compliance and gradually eliminate uncertified products from...

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Expert: Upskilling essential for MSME growth

MBABANE - MSMEs are rich with potential, creativity and resilience - yet their ability to scale and meaningfully contribute to economic growth remains...

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Eswatini strengthens anti-money laundering efforts

EZULWINI – Eswatini continues to take significant steps to strengthen its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework, in line...

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Eswatini aims to increase exports to EU by 5%

MBABANE – Eswatini aims to increase exports to the EU by at least 5 per cent annually, diversify its export basket and penetrate...

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New pathways for youth led green enterprises

MBABANE – Eswatini’s flagship youth entrepreneurship platform, the Umliba Youth Entrepreneurship Conference (UYEC), returns for its third edition today. This year’s edition comes...

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3 new KFC outlets power Alliance Foods’ 8.6% growth

MBABANE - The rapid expansion of KFC Eswatini - marked by the opening of three new outlets in recent months - has propelled...

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MNWAP to drive agro-processing growth

BIG BEND – EWADE has unveiled a comprehensive participation model outlining how farmers and private investors will jointly benefit from downstream agro-processing industries...

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CBE prioritises broader digital ecosystem

MBABANE – The CBE says its next phase of digital payments development will focus on expanding person-to-government, government-to-person and merchant-level digital services to...

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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...