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LOBAMBA - The Royal Science and Technology Park (RSTP) is not at par in living up to its standards and expectations.
This was the observation of Senator Mkhululi Dlamini, who punched holes in the RSTP, otherwise known as Songcondvongcondvo House, situated at Phocweni.
The senator said the technology park was extremely under-utilised. He said Eswatini was a small kingdom and every country was supposed to emulate how a country should be managed from it, as it was also united.
Senator Dlamini highlighted that when the park was established, everyone celebrated and had great anticipation from it. He said the park had infrastructure for everything to be properly managed.
“I request that the RSTP be utilised to its full potential,” he implored.
In response, the ICT minister acknowledged
LOBAMBA - Senator Isaac Magagula has raised concern on the rise of illegal abortion clinics in the country.
This was during the debate of the Ministry of Health first quarter performance report for the current financial year. It took place in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Magagula stated that common law that it was unfortunate that the Songcondvongcondvo House had great hopes to open job opportunities and bring great investors in the country besides training people and being a business incubator as it was currently doing. She said annually, about E20 million in revenue was generated.
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However, the minister said the RSTP Act of 2012 limited the park from operating as the special economic zone that it was, which meant that it was a country inside another.
In essence, she said the country’s laws should not hinder RSTP, such as the Central Bank Law, that digital currencies were not permitted. The minister said the science park should not be affected by such laws. Nonetheless, she said the law disallowed them from operating fully and this prevented investors from investing. stipulated that abortion was illegal in the country.
However, he said it was concerning how many abortion clinics were advertised on social media platforms such as Facebook. The senator, who is also chairperson for the portfolio committee, wondered if the ministry was aware and what action it was taking to deal with this.
LOBAMBA - Government will set some things apart to prioritise national security.
This was said by Prime Minister (PM) Cleopas Dlamini, during the debate of his office’s first quarter performance for the financial year 2021/22. It took place in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The premier had been asked what his office was doing to ensure the safety of the nation in light of the current situation. He said there were certain things that would be put aside to prioritise the security of the nation as everybody was aware that the country at large was under threat.
The PM further mentioned that people’s possessions were burnt and when one followed up, it was not even political but just mere crime. For that reason, he said security measures were of paramount importance.