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 - SBS Bank Eswatini has taken another major step towards becoming a full-fledged commercial bank after shareholders unanimously approved the nomination of...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta8 September 2026… as savings and cross-border trade activity accelerate MBABANE - Africa’s economic momentum is gathering pace as rising savings, electronic payments and cross-border...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta8 September 2026MBABANE - Private sector credit edged higher to E23.8 billion in July 2026, although lending to businesses and small enterprises recorded declines during...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta7 September 2026MANZINI - The Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE) has unveiled an ambitious new corporate strategy, Kwakhanya 2030 The strategy seeks to reposition the bourse...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta6 September 2026MBABANE - Business Eswatini (BE) is pushing for greater private-sector participation in Eswatini’s sovereign credit rating process. The apex employer-based organisation warned that...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta4 September 2026MBABANE – Eswatini has secured a bigger voice in shaping Africa’s financial inclusion agenda. This follows the appointment of Central Bank Governor Dr...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta3 September 2026MBABANE – Eswatini’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached E96.6 billion in 2025, with the economy recording real growth of 4.8 per cent, up...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta3 September 2026MANZINI - Government has challenged businesses, financiers and development partners to build a connected enterprise ecosystem that turns ideas into investment, production, markets...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta2 September 2026MANZINI - The Eswatini Stock Exchange will host a business seminar during the ongoing Trade Fair, exploring how capital markets can unlock growth,...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta1 September 2026MBABANE – Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize’s Mbabane Highlanders AM face their sternest MTN Premier League test yet when they meet Royal Leopard at Mayaluka...
BySanele Jele5 October 2026MBABANE – Eswatini's fastest lady Bongiwe 'Smolly' Mahlalela has been crowned Sportswoman of the Year at the prestigious Tshwane University of Technology Sports...
ByNtombikayise Gwebu3 October 2026MBABANE - Standard Bank Eswatini is bringing back its Instant Money service, four years after replacing it with Unayo, with customers now being...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta3 October 2026MBABANE – The construction industry and the entire economy of the country are under siege. It has emerged that Eswatini has been importing...
ByMfanukhona Nkambule4 October 2026MANZINI – Bunye Betfu Buhle Betfu Savings and Credit Co-operative a scheme for civil servants, is in tatters. The scheme, one of the...
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