SAPS & TRC Simelane case: Former police minister Nathi Nhleko told the Khampepe Commission that SAPS refused to fund legal costs for retired Crime Intelligence members linked to the 1983 abduction, murder and disappearance of ANC courier Nokuthula Simelane, stalling the process. Anti-corruption & procurement: Senator Isaac Magagula warned that procurement violations are bleeding government coffers and urged they be covered under Eswatini’s proposed whistleblower protection framework. Parliament & central bank audit: MPs are set to move a motion to amend the Central Bank of Eswatini Order so the Office of the Auditor General can audit the CBE, balancing accountability with operational independence. SADC chairmanship prep: Foreign Affairs Minister Pholile Shakantu met SADC Secretariat officials as Eswatini begins a government-wide induction for its chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. Tourism regulation crackdown: The Eswatini Tourism Authority says bed-levy compliance will be enforced more strictly, with National Grading Programme participation required for establishments seeking government project consideration. Energy standards: Natural Resources and Energy Ministry has started consultations on draft regulations to curb substandard electrical and electronic products and improve safety and energy efficiency. Sports & culture: Eswatini’s chess federation makes history with a debut team at the FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities; meanwhile, 50 buses are being readied to transport maidens for the Shiselweni Reed Dance.