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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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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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ENPF’s local, offshore investments drive 13.2% growth

MBABANE - The Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) closed the 2024/25 financial year on a strong footing.The fund delivered a solid investment performance...

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Transport industry sitting on goldmine of unrealised opportunity

MBABANE - The transport industry is sitting on a goldmine of unrealised opportunity - and the numbers are now on the table.At the...

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E121.2m pumped into economy by MTN Bushfire 2025

MBABANE - A newly-released economic impact assessment by the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa has found that MTN Bushfire 2025 generated a...

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IMF strengthens bank recovery planning framework

MBABANE - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), through its regional technical assistance arm, has intensified efforts to bolster Eswatini’s financial sector resilience by...

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E124bn NBFI pool can drive growth

MBABANE -  The non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) have quietly built up a formidable war chest of E124 billion in assets.This is a pool...

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Retirement funds assets equal 65% of national GDP

MBABANE – As at Q3 of 2025, the stock of retirement funds accumulated savings of E58 billion was equivalent to about 65 per...

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Optical fibre rollout strengthens business ecosystem

MBABANE - Eswatini’s expanding optical fibre network is set to strengthen the country’s business ecosystem, as government accelerates digital infrastructure rollout to drive...

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Socialites, banker arrested in E396 000 fraud case

MANZINI – Two socialites and a banker have been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud involving more than E396 000. The accused...

34 cops graduate in police science

MANZINI – Thirty-four police officers have graduated with diplomas in Police Science as the police service seeks to strengthen its response to emerging...

MaMkhize back for ‘Bull’ after China trip

MBABANE – Mbabane Highlanders AM president Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize is back home after a business trip to China, declaring that her presence is...

Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve confirms separation from wife

MANZINI – Founder and senior pastor of God Cares Christian Fellowship, Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve, has confirmed the end of his marriage to Nolwazi...

Eswatini repatriates 11 third-country nationals

MBABANE – Eswatini has repatriated 11 third-country nationals since July 2025 under an arrangement with the United States Government. The latest to return...