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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI EZULWINI – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has taken issue with the standard of debate in Parliament, saying shouting, insults and attacks on personalities are increasingly taking the place of serious discussion on ideas that could move the country forward. Dlamini said Parliament should be a platform where elected leaders challenge one […]
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…Ministry, NRTC, REPS, ENFERS, ACC join forces in fight against public ill-treatment by transport operators …Public can now immediately report overloading, speeding and unsafe vehicles among other issues BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Government has rolled out the BIKA Platform, an integrated real-time national reporting system designed to give members of the public a direct […]
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BY PHUMELELE GAMEDZE MBABANE – Government has declared sign language interpretation a basic public service as Eswatini officially launched International Week of Deaf People 2026, running from 21–27 September under the theme, “Declaring Deaf People’s Human Rights.” The launch, held at the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, brought together members of the Deaf community, organisations of […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI EZULWINI – Africa will need at least 10 times the force used to achieve political independence if the continent is to gain genuine economic independence, according to Ghanaian leadership expert Professor Delanyo Adadevoh. Adadevoh said political independence had been achieved through significant sacrifice and hard work, but warned that taking ownership of […]
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BY SIFISO NHLABATSI EZULWINI – Senator Tony Sibandze has challenged Professor Delanyo Adadevoh to help leaders understand how they can put the interests of the people before their own, drawing on the leadership principle that good leaders eat last. Sibandze raised the challenge during the Kingdom Leadership and National Transformation Seminar in Ezulwini, where leaders […]
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By NOXOLO DLAMINI PIGGS PEAK – Eswatini Non-Communicable Disease (ENCD) Coordinator Vusi Shabangu has urged Emaswati to take greater responsibility for their personal finances by developing realistic budgets, living within their means and avoiding unnecessary debt. Speaking during a discussion on Voice of the Church FM, Shabangu said sound money management begins with individuals understanding […]
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BY SIBUSISEKILE NDLANGAMANDLA MANZINI – Government planning and budgeting officers are being equipped to make tougher and more realistic spending decisions as the country prepares its three-year plans for the 2027/28 to 2029/30 financial years. At the centre of the process is the Integrated Financial Management Information System, known as UMSEBE IFMIS, which links Government programme […]
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