AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMatlala ID Scandal: An Eswatini assistant regional civil registrar has admitted dishonesty after illegally issuing alleged South African underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala a birth certificate and national ID. UNESWA Funding: King Mswati III has called for E1 billion to upgrade the university, more student accommodation and a No Hungry Student Project. He also urged the creation of universities across all four regions, after UNESWA admitted only 3,000 of about 9,000 applicants. Trade: Eswatini’s exports rose 14.1% to E4.2 billion in September, lifting the trade surplus to E687.9 million, with sugar among the strongest-performing exports. Mpakeni Dam: Sinohydro, part of the joint venture contracted to build the dam, is embroiled in an Ecuador bribery case in which company representatives were jailed. Youth Games: Eswatini’s Under-17 boys will face Zambia and Zimbabwe at the Region V Games in Mozambique in December; the girls’ side drew Zambia and Lesotho.
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