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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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Minister hails progress on new factory projects

MBABANE – Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade, Manqoba Khumalo, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of two major factory projects in Pigg’s...

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RESCorp profits slump 35 per cent

MBABANE –  The financial year 2024/25 proved to be a challenging one for the Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation (RESCorp).Yet, the company emerged resilient,...

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Economy records marginal growth amid trade deficit

MBABANE - The Ministry of Economic Planning and Development has reported that Eswatini’s economy recorded marginal growth in the first quarter of 2025.The...

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DGRV commits E30m to boost Co-ops

MBABANE – The German Co-operative and Raiffeisen Confederation (DGRV) has pledged more than E30 million between 2025 and 2027 to strengthen Eswatini’s co-operative...

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120 jobs as SA firm set to establish footwear factory

MBABANE – Amandla Omnotho has been unveiled as the investor set to establish a footwear factory at Sigwe, in the Shiselweni Region –...

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Over 5k businesses engaged through ERS’ Bafundzise campaign

MBABANE – At least 5 000 businesses across five major urban centres have been engaged through the Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) Bafundzise Campaign....

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‘Tap into regional, EU markets’ – CIPS

MBABANE - Eswatini stands at a critical crossroads as the country confronts growing global tariff pressures while new opportunities emerge across Europe, Africa...

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Minister urges timely payments to support MSMEs

MBABANE – The Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade, Manqoba Khumalo, has urged government, parastatals and the private sector to prioritise timely payments...

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Eswatini eyes Japan as lifeline for struggling coal sector

MBABANE – Japan may hold the key to rescuing Eswatini’s coal industry from its steep decline, following revelations that the Asian economic giant...

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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...