AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRegional Diplomacy: Eswatini’s Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla has arrived in Lusaka to attend the inauguration of Zambia’s President-elect Hakainde Hichilema, joining other regional leaders including Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan, Botswana’s Duma Boko and Namibia’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Trade & Investment: Shoprite has agreed to acquire South Africa’s coffee chain Vida e Caffè, a deal expected to strengthen its quick-service restaurant push across the region, with Vida already operating in Eswatini among other countries. Public Safety: South Africa’s National Consumer Commission has announced a Ford Ranger double-cab recall affecting 2,275 vehicles, with some units exported to Eswatini; owners are urged to get inspections and repairs at no cost. Culture & Tourism: Umhlanga Reed Dance festivities continue at Ludzidzini, while the tourism ministry says the Reed Dance is driving rising visitor numbers and tourism revenue reaching E1 billion. Economy & Planning: King Mswati III challenged Eswatini to think bigger, aiming for a future economy that produces more locally and supplies other African markets, as the 58th Trade Fair opens.
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