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.
EZULWINI – Regional banking systems have remained sound and well-capitalised despite mounting economic pressures, but Central Banks must remain vigilant through proactive supervision...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta31 July 2026MBABANE - Government has asked the African Development Bank (AfDB) to waive two key loan conditions delaying the release of funding for Phase...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta31 July 2026MBABANE - Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo has provided an important update on the construction of the much-anticipated Jonsson Workwear...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta30 July 2026MBABANE – What began as a sugar producer has evolved into one of Eswatini’s most diversified agribusinesses. Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation (RESCorp) has...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta29 July 2026MBABANE – Prospective buyers will have an opportunity to bid for a wide range of vehicles, building materials and other valuable assets tomorrow....
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta29 July 2026MBABANE - Competition between FINCORP and IDCE has reached unprecedented levels as the two development finance institutions battle for market dominance while expanding...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta28 July 2026MBABANE - The Central Bank of Eswatini and Egypt have explored closer banking cooperation, focusing on cross-border payments, financial integration, gold reserves and...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta28 July 2026MBABANE – The non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) sector has recorded a nominal E2 billion decline in total assets following the reclassification of Swaziland...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta27 July 2026MBABANE – Lidwala Insurance has overtaken long-time market leader Eswatini Royal Insurance Corporation (ESRIC) to become the largest short-term insurer by gross written...
ByNhlanganiso Mkhonta27 July 2026MBANGWENI – Imbali was overjoyed when His Majesty King Mswati III appreciated her during the ongoing annual Umhlanga Ceremony at Mbangweni Royal Residence....
BySibusiso Shange13 September 2026MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...
ByMlondzi Nkambule10 September 2026MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...
BySiphosethu Dlamini12 September 2026MBABANE – Illegal miners are allegedly polluting the Phophonyane River, on which thousands of emaSwati depend. The river supplies water mainly to Pigg’s...
ByJoseph Zulu13 September 2026MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...
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