Africa Eswatini Southern African Development Community Election Observation Mission has started deploying observers in four regions of the Kingdom of Eswatini ahead of the general elections scheduled for 29 September 2023
Africa Eswatini New passport stamps are in use to curb cross-border crime; they carry advanced security features and are traceable to individual immigration officers, making it significantly harder for criminal networks to manipulate entry and exit records
Africa Eswatini The Teachers’ Savings and Credit Cooperative SACCO, owned by 12.633 educators, has accumulated assets of E800 million (€40m) and plans to establish a bank as it targets E1 billion, offering 10% return on savings, 5% dividend and a new App for rural access
Africa Eswatini Chief Justice again has dismissed Anti Corruption Commission warrant of arrest application, stopping Kareem Ashraff’s arrest for allegedly looting billions of public funds and triggering shortage of drugs in hospitals
Africa Eswatini Seven senior employees at Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation are suspected to be implicated in a copper theft syndicate, facilitating the theft of cables from existing infrastructure and relating to businessman allegedly involved in supply