Three Eswatini nationals who cut and stole 67 metres of contact cables belonging to Transnet in October last year have each been sentenced to 15 years in prison for damaging essential infrastructure

In recent years, Eswatini has achieved major milestones in snakebite management, reducing snakebite deaths to zero in the summer season of 2023; results are now threatened by funding cuts, exacerbated by the suspension of US aid

Satu Kahkonen, World Bank Director for Eswatini, stated that the new Public Finance Review Report will lead the collective effort with the government in strengthening fiscal policy, fostering or promoting sustainable economic growth and development

A new project will support the country reach the remaining 12% of the population with electricity access in remote and disadvantaged areas; financed by the World Bank, the plan aims at reaching universal energy access by 2030

The new partnership between Eswatini and Google should increase investor confidence and digitise government services, allowing citizens to conveniently access digitally