The Finance Minister disclosed in his 2022/23 Budget Speech that government had amalgamated its Computer Services department with the Royal Science and Technology Park, which will promote the availability of all ICT resources centrally, minimise duplication, eliminate working in silos, and ensure that e-Government initiatives are fast-tracked. He also revealed that a price-benchmarking study – …
The PM pointed out that the current poor state of the country’s road network did not reflect a lack of effort, as the Administration had been forging ahead with robust maintenance plans to improve the country’s roads infrastructure: “The heavy rains which are so welcome in the agricultural sector have been a drawback on roads …
In the health sector, Minister Rijkenberg continued, significant investment has been made during the COVID-19 response by government and development partners. He namechecked these major initiatives as including: • Building a specialised COVID-19 ward at Lubombo Referral Hospital • Repurposing the National TB Hospital in Manzini • Constructing oxygen plants at the Luke Commission and …
The Big Picture Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA) is a binational organization established in 1992 under a Treaty between the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Eswatini, and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Maguga (Eswatini) and Driekoppies (South Africa) dams and their ancillary infrastructure. KOBWA manages the water allocations enjoyed …
Eswatini’s electricity industry is in the SP identified by: • Over-reliance on imported electricity. The supply of electricity to local consumers by Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) is predominantly sourced from South Africa’s Electricity Supply Commission (ESKOM) and Electridade de Mozambique (EDM), thus the security of supply is at risk: ESKOM has in recent years …
As regards agriculture, the NDP lists as sectoral Key Achievements, Strengths and Opportunities: • Sugarcane: The sugar industry continues to be a key contributor to agricultural output and the economy at large through its backward and forward linkages to other sectors. A total of 9 000 new ha of irrigated land has been developed …