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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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Expert: Upskilling essential for MSME growth

MBABANE - MSMEs are rich with potential, creativity and resilience - yet their ability to scale and meaningfully contribute to economic growth remains...

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Eswatini strengthens anti-money laundering efforts

EZULWINI – Eswatini continues to take significant steps to strengthen its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework, in line...

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Eswatini aims to increase exports to EU by 5%

MBABANE – Eswatini aims to increase exports to the EU by at least 5 per cent annually, diversify its export basket and penetrate...

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New pathways for youth led green enterprises

MBABANE – Eswatini’s flagship youth entrepreneurship platform, the Umliba Youth Entrepreneurship Conference (UYEC), returns for its third edition today. This year’s edition comes...

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3 new KFC outlets power Alliance Foods’ 8.6% growth

MBABANE - The rapid expansion of KFC Eswatini - marked by the opening of three new outlets in recent months - has propelled...

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MNWAP to drive agro-processing growth

BIG BEND – EWADE has unveiled a comprehensive participation model outlining how farmers and private investors will jointly benefit from downstream agro-processing industries...

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CBE prioritises broader digital ecosystem

MBABANE – The CBE says its next phase of digital payments development will focus on expanding person-to-government, government-to-person and merchant-level digital services to...

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Inflation slightly edges up to 2.9%

MBABANE – Eswatini’s inflation rose slightly to 2.9 per cent in October 2025, driven mainly by housing, utilities and alcohol price increases amid...

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Eswatini enters Africa’s instant payments revolution

EZULWNI - Eswatini has been formally recognised as one of Africa’s newest entrants into the continent’s fast-growing instant payments ecosystem.This follows the launch...

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

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