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BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Family-owned businesses make a significant contribution to Eswatini’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while also providing employment and supporting the development of communities, government has noted. Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg said this while officially opening the third edition of the Family Business Summit at Happy Valley Hotel on Thursday, September […]
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BY GCWALISILE MHLABANE MANZINI— Mahlalini residents have been left with a new community development structure following the handover of an asset that forms part of an approximately E175.6 million investment by World Vision Eswatini in the area over 18 years. The structure was officially handed over to the Ministry of Tinkhundla Administration and Development on […]
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BY GCWALISLE MHLABANE MANZINI – Access to safe water in Mahlalini has increased from 71 per cent to 92 per cent, with more than 4 200 households gaining access to clean water through an 18-year World Vision Eswatini development programme. The figures were revealed during the official handover of the Mahlalini Area Development Programme on […]
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BY MBONGENI NDLELA NEW YORK, USA – A child who can sleep without fear. A young person able to find decent work. A family capable of putting food on the table. A developing country able to finance its future. His Majesty King Mswati III used those everyday realities to set what he described as the […]
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BY MBONGENI NDLELA NEW YORK, USA – His Majesty King Mswati III has called for stronger international support to help African countries manufacture essential medicines, strengthen health systems and cope with climate shocks that are placing growing pressure on national resources. Addressing the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the King linked health […]
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BY MBONGENI NDLELA NEW YORK, USA– Africa’s development should no longer be measured simply by how much raw material leaves the continent, but by how much value, industry and employment are created before those resources cross its borders. His Majesty King Mswati III used his address to the 81st Session of the United Nations General […]
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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) Governor Phil Mnisi has encouraged young women to pursue careers in science, technology and innovation, saying their participation is important in shaping Eswatini’s future, during Indaba X Eswatini held at the Central Bank of Eswatini headquarters today. “To the young people in this room, and […]
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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – The FinTech Working Group has been transformed into the FinTech Forum Eswatini (FFE) to broaden participation in the country’s technology ecosystem and strengthen collaboration among government, academia, industry, innovators and students during Indaba X Eswatini held at the Central Bank of Eswatini headquarters today. The transition was announced by Central […]
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BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – The Eswatini National Trust Commission (ENTC) is engaging businesses, financial institutions and private-sector representatives on their role in protecting the country’s biodiversity and supporting sustainable development through the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP 3.0) at Emafini Country Lodge in Mbabane. The engagement brings together representatives from Business Eswatini, […]
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BY NELIWE NGUBANE EZULWINI — The countdown is on, the stage is being set and the celebrations are getting bigger — but Swazi Boy Entertainment is making sure students are not left outside the party. As the entertainment brand prepares to mark 20 years in the industry, founder and director Mthunzi “Shadow” Zwane has announced […]
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