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BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – Seven years ago, a family celebrating a nine-year-old boy’s birthday decided to look beyond the cake, presents and excitement of the occasion. They thought about children who had far less, including some who did not even have a decent pair of shoes to wear to school. That simple act of […]
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BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE — For most footballers, the final whistle eventually brings an end to the goals, trophies and roaring crowds. But for some of Eswatini’s celebrated former football stars, retirement from competitive football is proving to be the beginning of another important assignment, helping vulnerable children walk into classrooms with shoes on their feet […]
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BY SIPHOSETHU MABUZA MANZINI – Simunye Fest is widening its regional footprint after being featured at the launch of the Eswatini Tourism Events Calendar in Maputo, Mozambique, bringing the festival into conversations with tourism and events players from both countries. The launch brought together tourism stakeholders, tour operators, travel agencies, events companies, festivals and media, […]
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BY SIPHOSETHU MABUZA MANZINI – Extasy is giving his supporters their flowers on ‘12th MAN’, a new rap track that mixes confidence, loyalty and a little bit of defiance. The song, taken from his latest five-track ‘FORMATION’ EP, uses the idea of the “12th man” in sport the supporters who stand behind their team to tell […]
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…. Municipalities, town boards ordered to secure safe accommodation as extreme temperatures and strong winds approach BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – Government has moved swiftly to protect street children, elderly people, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable emaSwati as the country braces for extreme cold temperatures and strong winds forecast from Tuesday. The Deputy Prime […]
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BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – Eswatini could be on the verge of creating a powerful environmental investment fund capable of mobilising billions of Emalangeni for solar energy, climate-smart agriculture, businesses and other sustainable development projects. The ambitious plan gained momentum on Monday when Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini received a delegation from the Environmental Investment Fund […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – Eswatini is among the top five countries on the African continent in terms of per-capita spending on health, according to Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg. Rijkenberg made the disclosure in the Senate while responding to questions concerning government’s expenditure on the health sector during debate on the Portfolio Committee’s First […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – Eswatini is seeking a combined E4.6 billion in loans from the African Development Bank (AfDB), World Bank and OPEC Fund as Government moves to address persistent cash flow constraints. Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg disclosed the funding plans during the Senate debate on the Ministry of Finance Portfolio Committee’s First Quarter Performance […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – Minister of Information, Communications and Technology Savannah Maziya says the National Data Governance Policy is expected to be completed before the end of the year, as government moves to strengthen the protection and management of national data. Maziya made the commitment during the Senate Portfolio Committee First Quarter Performance Report […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – A total of 2 774 content creators have registered with the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology as government moves to open opportunities for Emaswati participating in the growing digital content economy. Minister Savannah Maziya told the Senate, during the Portfolio Committee First Quarter Performance Report Debate that the Ministry […]
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