AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEnergy & Industry: EEC has launched a tender to add a 10MW hydropower unit at Maguga, aiming to unlock financing and engineering work after past funding delays. Nuclear Energy Watch: Eswatini told the US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit it will only consider nuclear after building national nuclear capability first, alongside renewables and storage. Digital Finance: Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech completed cloud-native migration of MTN MoMo in Eswatini and other markets, boosting performance for developers and merchants. Aviation & Skills: ESWACAA launched a Gender Equality Friday initiative to raise women’s participation in aviation, citing gaps in engineering and air traffic control. Education & Agritech: UNESWA Luyengo Campus won Enactus Eswatini champions for turning agricultural waste into fertiliser, earning E20,000. Governance & Compliance: The Bhunu Mall collapse case is now tied to claims the project team may have breached AESAP and building rules, with jail time possible. Construction Policy: A national construction industry policy flags corruption, weak tendering and poor oversight as threats to fair competition in a large E1.4bn sector. Cyber Safety: Government is working with ESCCOM and ICT to regulate harmful social media content for children, though no clear minimum age was stated. Roads & Local Jobs: Probase and Exim Bank pledged Probase tarring for 250km of roads, with long-term maintenance jobs for locals.
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