Author: Thubelihle Mweli

BY THEMBA ZWANE EZULWINI – Institutions responsible for combating illicit financial flows (IFFs) across the SADC region remain fragmented, creating vulnerabilities that could allow illicit funds to move across jurisdictions faster than authorities can detect, investigate and recover them. This was highlighted during submissions by Commission One at the Southern African Development Community Organisation of […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – Eswatini has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to use nuclear science and technology to improve energy security and advance sustainable national development during the 70th Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. His Royal Highness Prince Lonkhokhela, Minister of […]

BY NOXOLO DLAMINI BUHLENI– Buhleni Town Council is in talks with Government for funding to develop a bulk water and sewer system for the town, with the estimated cost of bringing water to Buhleni having more than doubled from E90 million in 2018 to over E180 million. The council said the E90 million estimate was […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI MBABANE – Disability inclusion should no longer remain a policy commitment on paper, but must be backed by actual Government budgets, programmes and resources capable of improving the everyday lives of persons with disabilities. This was the central message delivered to Government ministries and key stakeholders during sensitisation workshops on the Costed […]

…. Exports climb 9.38% to E3.86 billion …. SACU trade posts E248.27 million surplus …. Africa takes 96.14% of Eswatini exports BY MBONGENI NDLELA EZULWINI – Eswatini’s merchandise trade bounced strongly into positive territory in August, recording a preliminary surplus of E194.09 million as exports rose and imports declined, according to the latest Eswatini Revenue […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI MBABANE – Eswatini is targeting about E187.7 million to construct and equip the country’s first public radiotherapy facility at Manzini Government Hospital, as the Kingdom strengthens its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the peaceful use of nuclear science. The proposed facility is expected to cost approximately €10 million, […]

BY LINDELWA MYENI  MBABANE– A total of 19 600 SAPEMP beneficiaries, including 14 100 farmers, are set to benefit from improved project monitoring as the project strengthens its use of digital systems to manage agricultural information. The move towards digital monitoring was strengthened through training for 91 farmer leaders and extension officers, equipping them with […]