AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMadlanga Commission: WhatsApp messages read at the inquiry linked late taxi boss Jothan “Mswazi” Msibi and suspended Sgt Fannie Nkosi to a plan to sell “grabber” cellphone-surveillance devices to eSwatini, with Nkosi allegedly using SAPS stamps and letterhead to misrepresent a Czech demonstration as a police operation. Cross-border crime: Mpumalanga police arrested a suspect and seized a Volvo truck with 49 bags of suspected dagga (about 630kg, over R4m) at Oshoek Port of Entry from Eswatini. Regional governance: Eswatini is pushing to domesticate the SADC Protocol Against Corruption through a national engagement with Parliament and the Anti-Corruption Commission. Parliamentary tone: PM Russell Dlamini urged MPs to adopt constructive politics, responding to a motion that questioned his disruptive leadership style. Trade & jobs: A new National Trade Policy draft aims to widen export markets and strengthen local MSMEs, women and youth businesses. SADC spotlight: King Mswati III backed full integration of landlocked states into the North–South Economic Corridor, stressing Ngwenya–Oshoek as Eswatini’s key trade gateway. Education & community: Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg was praised in Siteki for paying school fees for vulnerable pupils.
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