By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Eswatini Foreign Minister Pholile Shakantu and British High Commissioner Colin Wells want to strengthen trade and migration cooperation between their countries. They notably discussed access for Eswatini products to the British market and projects aimed at start-ups, reports the Times of Eswatini.
Eswatini MP Shawnette Henwood has asked the Health Ministry to plan food assistance for patients dependent on medication in the event of an El Niño-related drought. She also called for better access to cancer care and dialysis during a parliamentary debate reported by the Times of Eswatini.
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Ngabisa Dlamini, headteacher of Vulamasango High School in Eswatini, wants to expand vocational training, improve facilities and make it easier for young people to access higher education and jobs. She runs the institution, which falls under correctional services, and recently earned a doctorate in agriculture, the Times of Eswatini reports.
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Eswatini’s Ministry of Health spent only 12.6 million emalangeni of more than 101 million released for its investment projects, leaving more than 88.4 million unused. MP Sabelo Ndlangamandla challenged this financial management during parliamentary debate on the ministry’s performance, the Times of Eswatini reports.
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ECOWAS and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel want to strengthen their cooperation against terrorism, insecurity and conflicts. The two organisations plan more consultations and increased UN participation in strategic meetings, according to ECOWAS.
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Eswatini MP challenges award of two radio licencesEswatini MP Welcome Dlamini is seeking explanations over the allocation of two commercial radio licences, when only one was initially supposed to be issued. He questioned checks on the alleged beneficiaries’ political links during a parliamentary debate on the Information Ministry’s activities, reports the Times of Eswatini.
Counting continues at 546 KwaZulu-Natal polling stationsCounting is continuing at the 546 polling stations in Zululand District after stations closed for South Africa’s 2026 municipal elections. The electoral commission has provided generators and coordinated with police to keep operations running, reports SABC News.The week in Africa
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