Category: News

BY  NOXOLO DLAMINI BUHLENI– Buhleni residents have been urged to take responsibility for their livestock and keep cattle away from the town’s newly constructed roads, amid concerns that roaming animals are damaging infrastructure and undermining ongoing development. The call was made by Liaison Officer between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Buhleni […]

…when titles fade, character remains… …leadership is tested when nobody is watching… …a badge does not automatically make a leader… …responsibility must come before recognition… BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE— What if the applause stopped, the certificates disappeared and nobody called you a leader? Would you still serve, speak up, take initiative and do what is […]

…climate change and disease threaten communities… …conflict is destroying opportunities for cooperation… …corruption deepens poverty and inequality… …silence allows global problems to continue… …collective action can create lasting change… BY NELIWE NGUBANE MBABANE— When the world’s problems arrive on our phones, television screens and news feeds almost every day, it can be easy to believe […]

BY THEMBA ZWANE LOBAMBA – Members of Parliament (MPs) have thrown their weight behind the government’s digitalisation loan bills, saying the legislation could help address challenges faced by emaSwati at foreign-owned shops while also creating new employment opportunities for young people. Mhlangatane Member of Parliament Madala Mhlanga, who is also Deputy Speaker of the House […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – The proposed US$65 million (about E1.14 billion) World Bank financing for the Digital Eswatini Project is expected to support investment in digital skills and infrastructure as government seeks to open more employment opportunities for young people. Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg told Parliament that the investment in digital infrastructure should not […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg has assured Members of Parliament that the proposed US$39 million (about E682.5 million) in direct government borrowing under the Digital Eswatini Project will not push the country beyond prudent debt-management levels. Rijkenberg gave the assurance during the Second Reading of the International Bank for Reconstruction and […]

BY SIFISO NHLABATSI LOBAMBA – Members of Parliament have expressed support for three World Bank financing arrangements worth a combined US$65 million (about E1.14 billion), saying the loans are critical to advancing Eswatini’s digital transformation and widening access to affordable internet and digital public services. The support came during the Second Reading of the International […]