TOURISM MINISTER WELCOMES HILTON VICE PRESIDENT HAILS ESWATINI INVESTMENT

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE– Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs Jane Mkhonta-Simelane has welcomed Hilton Vice President of Operations for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Victor Chalfoun to Eswatini, hailing the global hospitality group’s investment in the Kingdom and its contribution to the country’s tourism industry. Chalfoun, who oversees Hilton’s operations across Sub-Saharan Africa […]

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GOVERNMENT FACILITATES FUNDS TO SUPPORT MICROPROJECTS CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI– Government is facilitating the release of funds to enable the Microprojects Programme to settle payments owed to contractors while supporting the continued implementation of community development projects. Microprojects Programme Director Sibusiso Mbingo said Government was working to ensure that the necessary funds are made available to the Programme to support the […]

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480 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE UNESWA GENERATIVE AI PROGRAMMES

BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI– 480 participants have completed two generative artificial intelligence programmes offered by the University of Eswatini (UNESWA) in 2026, gaining skills to apply the technology in professional and educational settings. 350 participants completed the Mastering Generative AI for Professionals programme, while about 130 completed the Generative AI for Educators programme. UNESWA Vice-Chancellor […]

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MLAWULA CAMPFIRE FESTIVAL ON PATH TO DRIVE TOURISM GROWTH – MINISTER

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MLAWULA – The 7th Mlawula Campfire Festival is contributing to His Majesty King Mswati III’s call for tourism to drive economic growth in Eswatini, Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs Jane Mkhonta-Simelane has said. The Minister made the remarks on Saturday while touring the festival stalls and interacting with exhibitors and festival-goers […]

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LAKE AGRICULTURE URGES FARMERS TO CHOOSE CLIMATE-ADAPTED SEEDS

BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE — Farmers have been encouraged to choose maize seed suited to heat, erratic rainfall and other difficult growing conditions as they prepare for seasons marked by increasing weather uncertainty, with Lake Agriculture promoting climate-adapted hybrids during the Khuba Traders and ButterNice Farms Farmers’ Day in Kakholwane today. Lake Agriculture representatives told […]

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