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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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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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SARFED warns rising debt poses policy risks for economy

MBABANE – Eswatini’s rising public debt is pushing the economy into a danger zone, warns Dr George Choongwa, Regional Coordinator at SARFED, calling...

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Grindrod fears job losses amid coal demand slump in South Africa

MBABANE - Fears of widespread job losses are mounting across Eswatini’s coal mining and logistics sector. This follows a sharp slump in coal...

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E40m bid security for MNWAP Phase 1B tender

MBABANE – Companies interested in tendering for Phase 1B  of the Mkhondvo–Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Programme (MNWAP) will be required to provide a bid...

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Re-arrested Chinese nationals demand E208 million from government

MBABANE - Forty Chinese nationals who were re-arrested while trying to leave Eswatini following their conviction and sentencing for being in the country...

‘MaMkhize’ brings back black, white kit

(At Prince of Wales Sports Ground) MBABANE – It was indeed a homecoming party. This came after Mbabane Highlanders President Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize...

Sebakhona Clare Matisa finds new life purpose

Entering the public eye comes with a unique set of expectations. For University of Eswatini student Sebakhona Clare Matisa, national recognition arrived when...

PrEP boom raises fresh STI concerns

MBABANE- More than 11 000 people started pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the first quarter of 2026, signalling growing demand for HIV prevention options...

Rapists jailed 13, 15 years for attacking gogo (79)

MANZINI – Two men convicted of raping a 79-year-old woman at Mafutseni have been sentenced to 13 and 15 years imprisonment. Bhekumuzi Mabuza,...