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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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COMESA issues tough airline guidelines to protect travellers

MBABANE - The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has issued a strong directive to airlines operating within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern...

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IMF sees Eswatini outpacing regional growth rates

MBABANE – Eswatini’s economy is projected to grow by 4.3 per cent in 2025, according to the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released...

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Inflation ticks up after months of downward trend

MBABANE - Eswatini’s inflation rate edged slightly higher in September 2025, marking the end of an over five-month downward streak that had provided...

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Minister applauds SBS’s leap to banking status

MBABANE - Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg has expressed excitement over the granting of a provisional banking license to the Swaziland Building Society...

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Neal leads Africa’s call for global financial reforms

MBABANE – Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg has urged the world’s leading financial institutions to take bold action and implement fundamental reforms to...

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Eswatini chases first liSwati billionaire with EYA

MBABANE – Eswatini’s drive to produce its first liSwati billionaire businessperson is gaining momentum, with the 2025 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (EYA)...

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Over 100 jobs created in Usutu Forest merger

MBABANE – Over 100 new jobs have been created and several others saved in the merger involving Usutu Forest Products Company Limited.The approved...

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Eswatini’s economy expands by 3.4 per cent in Q2

MBABANE - Eswatini’s economy grew by 3.4 per cent in real terms in the second quarter of 2025, compared to the same period...

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ENPF records over 18 per cent surge in surplus

MBABANE - The Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) has posted another year of solid financial performance.The fund reported an operating surplus of E631.2...

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Standard Bank brings back Instant Money

MBABANE - Standard Bank Eswatini is bringing back its Instant Money service, four years after replacing it with Unayo, with customers now being...

Eswatini now imports building blocks

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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MANZINI – Bunye Betfu Buhle Betfu Savings and Credit Co-operative a scheme for civil servants, is in tatters. The scheme, one of the...