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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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Kellogg, African Alliance deliver investment pledges

MBABANE - Investment commitments made at Eswatini’s inaugural Investment Conference are increasingly moving from the boardroom to the ground. Kellogg Tolaram and African...

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Capital city wants to win businesses back

MBABANE - The Municipal Council of Mbabane (MCM) is seeking to reposition the capital city as a more competitive, investment-ready and business-friendly economic...

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New commemorative E10 coin to mark 60th independence

EZULWINI – Eswatini will introduce a limited-edition E10 circulating commemorative coin in 2028, giving emaSwati a new currency symbol for the historic 60th...

The Central Bank of Eswatini has provided attractive prizes that not only reward artistic excellence but also promote a culture of saving, investment, and entrepreneurship among emaSwati. (Pic: CBE)
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E10 coin competition prizes push saving, investment culture

MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) says the prize structure for the E10 Commemorative Coin Design Concept Competition is designed to...

NAMBaord Chief Executive Officer Bhekizwe Maziya. (RIGHT) Business Eswatini Chief Executive Officer Nathi Dlamini. (File pics)
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24% edible oil levy delayed to Jan 2027

MBABANE – The proposed 24 per cent levy on imported edible oils has been deferred by four months. The implementation of the levy...

Zizwe Vilane, Economic Development Consultant and Director of Mpowered Eswatini, a local NGO and Director of the Africa Centre for International Development. (R) Nosipho Simelane, a Research and Renewables Engineer at the Eswatini Electricity Company. (Pic: Powered by Africa)
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2 emaSwati named among Africa infrastructure elite

MBABANE – Two emaSwati professionals have earned continental recognition after being nominated among the Top 100 Most Influential Africans in Infrastructure for their...

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ERS loses against Tribunal over USA Distillers’ E77m tax case

MBABANE – The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has suffered a significant legal setback in its long-running tax battle with USA Distillers. This is...

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EEC’s Maguga Station expansion unlocks engineering, financing opportunities

MBABANE - EEC has opened a significant investment and engineering opportunity through a tender for the development of an additional 10-megawatt (MW) hydropower...

The proposed acquisition brings together two significant participants in Eswatini’s blended cement market through AfriSam Eswatini and Dugongo. (Pic: Afrisam)
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Singapore investment firm to take over AfriSam

MBABANE - The Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC) has conditionally approved the acquisition of 100 per cent of AfriSam Eswatini by Singapore-based West International...

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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...

Bunye Betfu Co-op’s E19m missing

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