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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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EWADE: How locals miss out on MNWAP’s millions

MBABANE – EWADE Chief Executive Officer Dr Samson Sithole, has firmly dismissed allegations that the awarding of the E154.8 million contracts to a...

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Sugar industry eyes growth despite market, climate pressures

MBABANE - The Eswatini sugar industry, one of the country’s economic cornerstones, is positioning itself for long-term growth amid fluctuating global markets, evolving...

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Banks fully back sugar industry growth

MBABANE – The smallholder sugar cane growers of Eswatini are receiving a major boost as financial institutions and industry players rally behind the...

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EWADE to spend over E72.7m on resettlement project

MBABANE – EWADE is set to spend E72 752 716.40 on the resettlement of homesteads under the Mkhondvo-Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Programme (MNWAP).This follows the publication...

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Eswatini embarks on national e-KYC system

EZULWINI – Eswatini is moving towards digital transformation with the introduction of a national electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) system.This is aimed at...

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UK pledges support for sugar industry

MBABANE - The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Eswatini’s sugar industry and projects aligned with global transitions towards sustainable energy.This...

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FNB supports sugar cane growers with E100k

MBABANE – FNB Eswatini has injected E100 000 into the 2024/25 Annual Smallholder Sugar cane Growers’ Competition, reaffirming its partnership with the sector.The...

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Investors enter mining, but impact yet to be realised

MBABANE - More investors are venturing into Eswatini’s mining sector, but economic impact remains largely unrealised as the industry continues to focus on...

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Businesses urged to tap into AfCFTA, energy partnerships

MBABANE – Eswatini’s business community stands to benefit from two major developments highlighted in the latest edition of The Journal of African Business....

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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...

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...

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...

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...