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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – About E40 million has been invested in water schemes during the first year of Eswatini’s Universal Water Service Coverage Project, marking significant progress towards the country’s goal of ensuring every liSwati has access to clean and reliable water by 2030. The investment has so far supported the completion and commissioning […]
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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – Eswatini is positioning agriculture as a key driver of export growth, with a new partnership between the National Agricultural Marketing Board (NAMBOARD) and AeTrade Group aimed at helping farmers and small businesses access markets, finance and technology. AeTrade Group Chief Executive Officer Mulualem Syoum said the partnership could help transform Eswatini […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – The Minister of Home Affairs, Princess Lindiwe, has defended Eswatini’s participation in the third-country nationals programme, describing the model as a better way of managing deportations despite the criticism it has attracted. Princess Lindiwe was represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Senator Pholile Shakantu, during the […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Eswatini-owned leather products manufacturer Melane Leather is looking to expand into regional and international markets, including Africa and Europe, following its experience at the Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival. The company, which participated in the eighth edition of the festival held at House On Fire in Malkerns from […]
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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI – More than 1 200 people across Eswatini have called for greater community involvement in shaping HIV prevention programmes, highlighting the need for interventions that respond to the realities and experiences of the people they are intended to serve. National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS (NERCHA) Director HIV Response […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – Senator Prince Qethuka Sgombeni has expressed strong disapproval of men performing kutsamba, arguing that the practice undermines traditional gender roles and reflects a growing erosion of Eswatini’s cultural values. Sgombeni, a staunch traditionalist, raised the concern while contributing to the debate on the Ministry of Education and Training’s First Quarter […]
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10-week course tackles cybercrime, AI, human trafficking and modern policing challenges BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – Communities across Eswatini are set to benefit from stronger police leadership after the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) equipped 22 first-line supervisors with advanced leadership and modern policing skills aimed at improving professionalism, accountability and service delivery at station level. […]
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New payment system aims to make social grants safer, faster and more efficient BY EPN REPORTER MBABANE – Elderly EmaSwati who receive their social grants through commercial banks will, beginning this month, have to wait five additional days for their payments as Government introduces a new social grant disbursement system aimed at improving the efficiency, security […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has explained his decision to continue living at his private residence in Matsapha instead of the official State House, saying the arrangement is saving Government from spending about E5 million on repairs to a building he believes is no longer economically viable. The Prime Minister made […]
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BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – Eswatini has joined fellow Southern African countries in shaping the region’s development agenda, as the SADC Council of Ministers meets in Durban to advance regional integration, economic resilience and shared prosperity. Representing Eswatini at the high-level meeting is Minister of Economic Planning and Development Dr Tambo Gina, accompanied by Director […]
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