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BY MBONGENI NDLELA MBABANE – Eswatini’s youth are finally getting more actively involved in the fight to eliminate malaria in the country. Today, the Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi launched an unprecendented Eswatini Malaria Youth Army – which is the platform upon which youth will organise in the fight against malaria. The Eswatini Malaria Youth […]
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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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BY MBONGENI NDLELA LOBAMBA – Government has heard outcries from stakeholders on the need to make changes to the country’s education system to make it competitive and relevant to the current times. Having phased out the O Level General Certificate of Education and introduced the Eswatini General Certificate of Secondary Education (EGCSE), government has again […]
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