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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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Cost of living expected to increase, erode real incomes

MBABANE – Everyday consumers are facing a fresh wave of financial pressure as basic necessities become significantly more expensive over the next 12...

(From R-L) Eswatini Suppliers Association Secretary General Mduduzi Simelane, Member Philani Tsela, Vice Chaiperson Johannes Manikela and Chairperson Boysin Mamba. (Pic: Nhlanganiso Mkhonta)
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Suppliers unite as govt payment delays hurt businesses

MBABANE - Local businesses, particularly MSMEs supplying government and private-sector entities, have come together to form the Eswatini Suppliers Association, amid persistent challenges...

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Quarry stone production up 158.8% as construction booms

MBABANE – A surge in construction activity across Eswatini drove quarry stone production up by a remarkable 158.8 per cent during the first...

MTN Group Senior Vice President Ebenezer Asante upon arrival.
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MTN Group vice president visits Eswatini

EZULWINI - MTN Group Senior Vice President Ebenezer Asante is in Eswatini to engage with the local operation’s executive leadership team on the...

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Eswatini outpaces most SACU peers

MBABANE - Eswatini’s economy expanded by 6.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, placing the country among the stronger-performing economies in...

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EIPA launches digital tools for trade

EZULWINI - EIPA has launched two digital intelligence tools designed to give investors, exporters, businesses and policymakers easier access to information needed to...

Shiselweni Forestry Company Chief Executive Manager: Timber, Dietmar Schroeder. (Pic: Nhlanganiso Mkhonta)
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SFC diversifies into agriculture to support food security

NHLANGANO - Shiselweni Forestry Company (SFC) is diversifying into agriculture through maize, sugar beans and beef production as part of efforts to support...

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LUSIP-II delivers all set targets – AfDB

MBABANE – The Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project Phase II (LUSIP-II) has delivered its targeted agricultural production outcomes. The African Development Bank (AfDB)...

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Minister Khumalo champions nationwide business inspections

MBABANE – Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo is championing a nationwide inspection exercise aimed at ensuring businesses comply with Eswatini’s...

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Standard Bank brings back Instant Money

MBABANE - Standard Bank Eswatini is bringing back its Instant Money service, four years after replacing it with Unayo, with customers now being...

Eswatini now imports building blocks

MBABANE – The construction industry and the entire economy of the country are under siege. It has emerged that Eswatini has been importing...

Bunye Betfu Co-op’s E19m missing

MANZINI – Bunye Betfu Buhle Betfu Savings and Credit Co-operative a scheme for civil servants, is in tatters. The scheme, one of the...