Quotes of the week

“The new stadium is in line with our long-term vision of creating an enabling and sustainable environment for development through innovation and stakeholder engagement,” said Mankayane Town Board CEO David Madlopha.

“They stated that the reason they were not opposed to their extradition is that they feel they will be safer in the custody of their home country’s prison than being detained in Eswatini,” said a source.

“For us, we have no public transport due to the roads and we rely on taxis. Every day you have to pay for a taxi, both in the morning and afternoon. We spend E200 daily on taxis and further pay for public transport to connect us to our houses,” said a nurse.

“It is such a pity that when one raises these issues, the concerns are interpreted out of context and it appears as though you are attacking the country’s authority. My biggest concern is that we are stealing too much and the country will not achieve much until the issue of corruption is dealt with head-on,” said Lobamba MP Michael Masilela.

“Nothing was said to the family and council which approved all the processes. The attack was on me to stop my work, without any instrument or documentation to that effect,” claimed Mbone Jet Investments Director Mboniseni Dlamini.

“Members of Parliament who think they can change the Tinkhundla System of Government from within should simply resign,” said Minister of Tinkhundla Administration and Development Sikhumbuzo Dlamini.

“The theme of this year’s budget is Nkwe for growth! To hit the ground running and today I will present a budget that will enable and equip Eswatini to hit the ground running for economic growth and service delivery,” said Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg.