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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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Partnerships, value addition fuel Africa’s sustainable economic future

CAPE TOWN – Stronger partnerships, greater intra-African trade, increased value addition and sustained investment in people and productive industries emerged as central themes...

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Standard Bank Unlocked targets Africa’s next growth chapter

CAPE TOWN – More than 140 business leaders, policymakers, investors and entrepreneurs from across Africa and key global markets will converge in Cape...

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MNWAP agricultural transformation gains momentum

MBABANE - The Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (EWADE) has reached a major milestone in the implementation of the Mkhondvo-Ngwavuma Water Augmentation...

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Eswatini-UK trade plummets 87.5% in 2025

MBABANE – The latest official trade data has revealed a significant contraction in the commercial relationship between Eswatini and the United Kingdom. According...

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Tax transparency milestone boosts Eswatini’s global tax cooperation

MBABANE – Eswatini has reached a significant milestone in its efforts to strengthen tax administration and improve international cooperation.The country has successfully completed...

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Lower sugar prices push RESCorp to E73.6m loss

MBABANE - The Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation (RESCorp) has reported a total comprehensive loss attributable to the owners of the company of E73.6...

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Eswatini reaps ECA benefits as exports surge 78%

MBABANE – Exports to Taiwan markets from Eswatini have surged by 78 per cent since the signing of the Economic Cooperation Agreement (ECA)...

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Eswatini well placed for AfCFTA investment opportunities

MBABANE – Eswatini is one of Africa’s frontrunners in preparing for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Protocol on...

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Economy defies global headwinds, grows 6.1%

MBABANE – Eswatini has begun 2026 on a remarkably strong footing after recording its fastest quarterly economic expansion in more than a year....

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KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...

I don’t have money to compensate them – Polycarp

MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...

Each MP set for E1m handshake

MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...