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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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SADC payment system handles E218bn transactions in Aug

MBABANE – The SADC-RTGS system processed E218 billion at peak, highlighting its growing role in boosting cross-border trade and regional financial integration across...

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Economy sustains growth as GDP hits E89bn

MBABANE – The country’s economy has demonstrated continued resilience, with the latest data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO) revealing a gross domestic...

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SEL earns E34.5m from key investee companies

MBABANE - Swazi Empowerment Limited (SEL) delivered a solid financial performance for the year ended March 31, 2025, generating E34.5 million in dividend...

Business

EWADE, NAMBoard and government sign E851m SAPEMP rollout

MBABANE – EWADE, NAMBoard and government have signed a landmark MoU marking the start of the E851 million SAPEMP rollout to transform Eswatini’s...

Business

Lidwala maintains 2nd spot in short-term insurance

MBABANE – Lidwala Insurance has maintained its position as the second-largest player in Eswatini’s short-term insurance (STI) sector despite a year-on-year decline in...

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Eswatini inflation rate eases to 2.6 per cent in August

MBABANE – Eswatini’s inflation rate has cooled further in August 2025, dropping to 2.6 per cent from 2.8 per cent in July, offering...

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Nedbank declares E50m special dividend

MBABANE – Nedbank Eswatini Limited has declared a special dividend of 203 cents per share, amounting to E50 million. This has further strengthened...

Business

Telecomms industry revenue edges up 6 per cent

MBABANE - In the financial year (FY) 2024/25, total revenue at current prices generated by the telecommunications industry continued its upward trend. According...

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FNB Eswatini responds with 2030 strategy

EZULWINI – FNB Eswatini has unveiled its 2030 strategy anchored on six key strategic pillars designed to position the bank for growth in...

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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...