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WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO
Hollywood Gazette
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September 23, 2024
WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO Last Updated: September 17, 2024 Women in tech statistics for 2024 show that the role of women in tech fields is imbalanced to say the least. While it’s true that the STEM industry is skewed to...
Corruption and Intrigue in Eswatini
Esquire
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September 28, 2024
(Permanent Musical Accompaniment to the Last Post of the Week from the Blog’s Favourite Living Canadian) In 1968, the British High Commission territory of Swaziland became an independent monarchy called Eswatini—at which point it pretty much...
World Cotton Day highlights importance of GM technology
Farmer's Weekly
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October 7, 2024
South African cotton farmers’ yields are double that of the average in Africa, highlighting the importance of having access to genetically modified (GM) seed. Cotton farming sustains over 33 million growers globally, with 150 million people...
RECALLED DRUGS SUPPLIED BY SWAZIPHARM – MINISTER
Times of Swaziland
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September 29, 2024
MBABANE – It was reported last year that there is a company that supplied medical drugs for public use, which the Ministry of Health later recalled. The Times SUNDAY can reveal that one of these companies is SwaziPharm Wholesalers (Pty) Ltd, the...
Pinewood to acquire southern Africa business from Motify Group for £2.5m
Yahoo Finance
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Pinewood Technologies Group PLC has announced a move to strengthen its footprint in Southern Africa, revealing plans to acquire key assets of the Pinewood Dealer Management System business from entities within the Motify Group (referred to...
PREMIER INVITES JEWISH INVESTORS TO ESWATINI
Eswatini Observer
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By Government Correspondent | 2024-09-28 Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has invited Jewish investors to come and invest in Eswatini. The prime minister extended this invitation during a meeting with the American Jewish Committee in New York,...
AP News Summary at 5:22 a.m. EDT
South Central Florida Life
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20 Palestinians killed at Gaza aid distribution site, says Israeli-backed aid group TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An American aid organization in Gaza says 20 Palestinians were killed at a distribution site in Khan Younis. The Gaza Humanitarian Fund...
“His Majesty the King commanded us to digitalize eSwatini”, Information and Technology Minister Savannah Maziya tells United Nations(UN) Member States.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli NEW YORK:Savannah Maziya, the Minister of Information, Communications and Technology(ICT) told United Nations(UN) Member States that His Majesty King Mswati, commanded them to digitalize and develop eSwatini. The Minister who is...
THERE’S NO OPPRESSOR IN ESWATINI
Times of Swaziland
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September 28, 2024
The country’s budget stands at E29 billion, and the annual wage bill is now fixed at E10 billion.ractically or effectively, government is left with a balance of E19 billion to procure goods and services to keep government operational. Government...
SA man caught with R400k at Eswatini border
East Coast Radio
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The Border Management Authority says its teams were carrying out a routine check at the Oshoek port of entry yesterday when they decided to search him. "The 39-year-old South African was attempting to cross the fence into eSwatini in possession of...
Kenyan-built fintech breaks traditional banks’ stronghold in Eswatini
Independent (Uganda)
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September 23, 2024
A Nairobi-designed digital wallet service is nipping at the heels of Eswatini’s mainstream banks and telcos, proving that African expansion can be a gainful strategy for Fintech startups. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Instacash, a mobile money...
AP News Summary at 4:38 a.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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20 Palestinians killed at Gaza aid distribution site, says Israeli-backed aid group TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An American aid organization in Gaza says 20 Palestinians were killed at a distribution site in Khan Younis. The Gaza Humanitarian Fund...
OPINION:Why eSwatini Government destroying businesses owned by indigenous emaSwati in the name of promoting Foreign Direct Investments(FDIs)?.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini In this country we are facing a serious crisis within the Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) sector, businesses owned by emaSwati are shutting down and Government is doing literally nothing to mitigate the situation. Every...
Environmentalists, Taiwanese company clash over mining in Eswatini
Voice of America
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September 20, 2024
MBABANE, ESWATINI — Residents and environmentalists in Eswatini have arrayed against Taiwan’s Michael Lee Enterprises in a battle over mining in the country’s picturesque Malolotja Nature Reserve. The company has been accused of exploiting the...
Nation Magazine editor compiles report for Campaign for Free Expression, applauds Swaziland News editor Zweli Martin Dlamini for using technology in changing eSwatini media landscape.
Swaziland News
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By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:Bheki Makhubu,the editor of the Nation Magazine has applauded Swaziland News editor Zweli Martin Dlamini for using technology in changing the eSwatini media landscape. The senior editor shared these sentiments when...
Professor Agyemang Calls for Balanced Integration of Non-Jou...
Modern Ghana
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Professor Joseph Kwasi Agyemang, Professor of Accounting Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA) and the University of Eswatini, has stated that the inclusion of non-journalism professionals in journalism faculties can have both...
USA GOVT’S ALLEGATIONS: ESWATINI CONTRIBUTES TO E88 BILLION CUBAN DOCTORS TRAFFICKING
Times of Swaziland
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September 15, 2024
MBABANE – The USA Government says Cuba’s revenue from allegedly shipping doctors to countries like Eswatini stands at E88 billion. The US classifies the deployment of Cuban doctors to the country as human trafficking. In its 2024 Trafficking in...
Zutari appoints new CEO for Africa
African Insider
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July 8, 2025
Cape Town – Leading engineering consultancy Zutari has appointed Tlhabeli Christopher (TC) Ralebitso as Chief Executive Officer: Africa, effective 1 July 2025. This appointment marks a further significant step forward in Zutari’s journey to...
China-Africa Summit Shines a Spotlight on Eswatini, Taiwan’s Lone Partner in Africa
The Diplomat
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September 11, 2024
Last week, Beijing hosted the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, which set a new record for attendance: 51 African heads of state and government, according to China’s Foreign Ministry. Another two countries sent...
Kenyan Fintech Transforms Traditional Banking in Eswatini
News Central TV
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September 12, 2024
Instacash, a mobile money platform, is challenging the long-standing dominance of traditional banks and telecom providers in Eswatini’s financial sector. Launched just two years ago by Kenya’s Directcore Technologies, the fintech has quickly...