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By King’s Office Correspondents CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Southern African Customs Union (SACU) leaders yesterday gave its new Executive Secretary, Dumsani Masilela, a new mandate to lead the reforms of the Union by implementing the Re-imagined SACU Agenda founded in Eswatini in June 2023. This was during the 9th Summit of the SACU Heads […]
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By King’s Office Correspondents CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – In a bid to accelerate industrialisation and secure economic sovereignty across the sub-continent, His Majesty King Mswati III has emcouraged the creation of guaranteed regional markets and a robust defensive approach to food security. Leveraging Eswatini’s current role as the chair of the African Union’s Specialized Technical […]
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BY KING’S OFFICE CORRESPONDENTS CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) must urgently transition from being viewed primarily as a mechanism for collecting and distributing customs revenue into a fully-fledged developmental economic community, His Majesty King Mswati III has urged. Reflecting on the mid-term review of the SACU Strategic Plan, His Majesty […]
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BY KING’S OFFICE CORRESPONDENTS CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The reimagined SACU industrialisation initiative, originally launched at the 2023 Summit hosted by the Kingdom of Eswatini, received renewed attention at the 9th Summit of SACU Heads of State and Government. The initiative, launched in the Kingdom in August 2023, focuses on key governance issues, industrialisation, a […]
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BY MFANUFIKILE KHATHWANE MBABANE – The Government of Eswatini is set to receive a total of 178 000 doses of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines this week and later in the month as Government moves to fully restore the national mass vaccination campaign that had been temporarily disrupted due to production challenges in Botswana. […]
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BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE SIPHOFANENI – The Government has issued a firm directive that the E5.2 billion Strategic Oil Reserve Facility (SORF) at Phuzumoya must proceed without delay, cost overruns, or compromise on quality, as His Excellency the Prime Minister, Russell Mmiso Dlamini reinforced strict accountability measures during a high-level site inspection in Siphofaneni on Friday, […]
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SACU must evolve beyond revenue collection, King warns ‘Preferred supplier’ strategy to boost manufacturing and food security’ By King’s Office Correspondents CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – His Majesty King Mswati III has issued a powerful call for a unified and deliberate joint approach to the future of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). In his […]
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BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE SIPHOFANENI – The E5.2 billion Phuzumoya Strategic Oil Reserve Facility (SORF) is steadily advancing, with Government confirming strong local participation, disciplined execution, and measurable construction progress as the national energy security project reaches 16 percent completion. The Phuzumoya Strategic Oil Reserve Facility (SORF) is a E5.2 billion national fuel storage facility currently […]
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BY MFANUFIKILE KHATHWANE MBABANE – The Government of Eswatini has issued a strong warning against the smuggling of pig carcasses into Eswatini, saying the illegal practice threatens the country’s rapidly growing pork industry, food security, public health and the livelihoods of local farmers. The Minister issued the strong warning on June 26, 2026, during the […]
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SACU vows renewed SACU potential not yet fully unleashed SACU pays tribute to two late presidents of the union Eswatini-launched reimagined SACU takes centre stage at summit Industrialisation key to regional growth – Masilela BY KING’S OFFICE CORRESPONDENTS CAPE TOWN – SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Southern Africa Customs Union […]
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