BY MBONGENI NDLELA
MBABANE – Government has spent E800 million on 1170 community infrastructure projects with the intention to bring development and services to over 190 000 Emaswati.
The projects have been carried by the Microprojects Programme Coordinating unit, which is a semi-autonomous unit under the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development.
The Dr. Thambo Gina–led ministry has stated that up to date, in overall, it has implemented the construction of 53 bridges, 95 rural electricity schemes, 10 roads, 10 footbridges (Tebetebe, 12 truss-footbridges, 15 dip tanks, four vet offices, four grazing schemes, 47 water and sanitation schemes, 21 community halls, and five markets under the community development projects.
Furthermore, the ministry has disclosed that it has implemented 292 infrastructure projects in primary and secondary schools, nine in tertiary institutions, 15 health centres, 21 projects for various ministries, and procurement of 18 tractors, 13 hammermills, two buses, and two trucks amongst other income-generating projects.
Following is the list of some of the projects:
