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.
MBABANE - Fears of widespread job losses are mounting across Eswatini’s coal mining and logistics sector. This follows a sharp slump in coal...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta25 August 2025MBABANE – Companies interested in tendering for Phase 1B of the Mkhondvo–Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Programme (MNWAP) will be required to provide a bid...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta25 August 2025MBABANE - Household indebtedness in Eswatini fell to 74.3 per cent in the 2024/25 financial year, down from 79.1 per cent the previous...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta24 August 2025MBABANE - Coal output fell by 31.5 per cent, on a year-on-year comparison, in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting weak demand from...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta22 August 2025MBABANE – Government has issued a new set of Eswatini National Standards.These cover electricity, fuel facilities, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), food production, beverages,...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta22 August 2025MBABANE – Eswatini has taken a step towards bolstering food security and climate resilience with the successful completion of the feasibility studies and...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta21 August 2025MBABANE – The Eswatini International Trade Fair (EITF) has received a boost, with Jenny Internet confirming an expanded sponsorship of E483 331.67.This will...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta21 August 2025MBABANE – The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has unveiled its rebased gross domestic product (GDP) estimates, an exercise aimed at aligning Eswatini’s economic...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta20 August 2025MBABANE – Nedbank Eswatini committed E250 000 towards the establishment of the first-ever Green Zone at the upcoming Eswatini International Trade Fair (EITF).The...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta20 August 2025For more than four decades, Eswatini has witnessed one of the most significant periods of infrastructure development in its history. Under the leadership...
ByMthobisi Buthelezi1 August 2026MBABANE – In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting...
ByMfanukhona Nkambule1 August 2026KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
ByTimothy Simelane3 August 2026MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...
ByTimothy Simelane4 August 2026MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...
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