Higher Education Mobility: Bangladesh leads overseas admissions at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, with Eswatini among the 31 countries represented, and the Faculty of Technology and Engineering topping international enrolments. Youth Diplomacy: SAIMUN 2026 opens with 650+ delegates from 14 countries, including Eswatini, as students debate global and national issues. HIV Response & Local Manufacturing: South Africa’s National Aids Council CEO Thembi Xulu heads to the International AIDS Conference in Rio to push plans for home production of lenacapavir amid donor funding cuts. Local Economic Control: Eswatini’s Citizens’ Economic Empowerment Act regulations are moving toward Parliament, aiming to reserve selected sectors and commercial spaces for locally-owned businesses. Genetic Profiling for Disputes: PSPF encourages members to take DNA profile testing (with Cerba Lancet Eswatini) to reduce inheritance and paternity conflicts after death. Digital Payments: Numeral Group backs expansion of South Africa’s QR-based tipping platform Tipped.biz, helping customers reward service without cash. Carbon Markets Cooperation: Taiwan hosts allied officials to build capacity for carbon credit collaboration and participation in international carbon markets. Regional Banking Links: Egypt and Eswatini discuss banking cooperation, including cash circulation know-how and steps toward joining PAPSS for cross-border payments. UNESWA Reforms: UNESWA’s reforms implementation committee is chaired by Prof Zodwa Motsa to restore governance, academic quality and financial sustainability.