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BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – The Government of Eswatini continues to take steps towards first-world levels of service delivery to the public. One very important recent development in this area is the launch of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Policy. The implementation of the ERM Policy will help resuscitate financial & non-financial controls within Government, […]
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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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BY MBONGENI NDLELA LOBAMBA – Government will not tolerate misbehaviour from tertiary students whose education is paid for by the State. Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg reminded the scholarship recipients that it is a privilege, not a right to receive these scholarship loans. ”The money that funds the scholarships is from hard-earned income from taxpayers […]
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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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