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BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – The EPC (Grade 7) and Junior Certificate (JC) results have been announced by Minister of Education Lady Howard Mabuza yesterday. The EPC results show an overall pass rate of 93.91%, a decrease of 0.11% from 2020, while the JC results how an 84.11% pass rate, a 0.38% decrease from 2020. […]
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BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – Prime Minister Sipho Cleopas Dlamini answered pertinent questions about the Kingdom of Eswatini from the editors of media houses. This happened during the Editors’ Forum held at Sibane Hotel earlier today. The Forum was the Prime Minister’s first since being appointed into the position. Questions ranged from the pending Sibaya […]
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BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) recently revealed how much it contributed to the nation’s operational budget. This was revealed through the EEC Shared Value Report for the year ended 31 March 2021. The nearly E100 million contribution to the national budget is in the form of taxation as well dividends […]
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STORIES BY MBONGENI NDLELA E22m set aside for Sibaya National Dialogue LOBAMBA – The political will and financial commitment towards holding a national dialogue has been clearly displayed by government and the country’s authorities. While some had expressed concern that the dialogue would not take place, Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg has followed up on […]
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Education, health get lion’s share BY MBONGENI NDLELA LOBAMBA – Deservedly, the health and education portfolios have been allocated the larger share of the 2022/2023 national budget that was tabled in parliament on Friday, February 18, 2022. Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg tabled a budget totalling E23.16 billion, which is a reduction of about E1 billion […]
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