AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoElectricity Costs: Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has ordered a review of EEC’s finances after it reported a E406 million operating loss. The utility is also seeking tariff hikes of 18.38% next year and 14.68% the year after. Business Rules: Foreign-owned businesses operating illegally have 12 months to regularise or close under the Citizen Economic Empowerment Act, as MPs debate how the crackdown is being enforced. Judiciary: Judge Mumcy Dlamini has become Eswatini’s first female acting Chief Justice, following the death of Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala. Banking: Fraud losses reached a decade-high E31 million in a year, across 1,392 reported cases, prompting police to urge people to report scams. Education: The E1,950 annual grant for orphaned and vulnerable children has not increased in 20 years, despite rising education costs. Government Travel: Public sector unions want controls on repeated overseas trips by the same officials as government reviews its travel policy.
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