AGP Executive Report
Last update: 17 minutes agoFood & Trade Compliance: Eswatini’s Commerce, Industry and Trade Minister Manqoba Khumalo says government will intensify inspections nationwide after the closure of a Mbabane Chinese restaurant, with complaints alleging high-alcohol sales to young people. Agribusiness & Exports (Regional): Foot-and-mouth disease pressure in South Africa is keeping key beef markets closed and pushing calls for stronger tracking and vaccination certification—an issue that directly affects regional livestock trade. Industrial Investment (Eswatini): Eswatini Quantum Works (Pty) Ltd is set to build a new E600m factory at Nokwane under the Special Economic Zone, producing aluminium and copper cables for export and creating about 200 jobs. Health & Pharma Access (Regional): MSF is urging Gilead to cut the price and expand supply of lenacapavir, warning that unequal access could repeat past failures in HIV prevention. Policy & Finance (Eswatini): MPs want government to explore using EswatiniBank to manage certain public funds, while keeping the Central Bank’s role intact. Business & Diplomacy: Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo says King Mswati III granted him Eswatini citizenship and a diplomatic passport, citing plans tied to infrastructure, energy and industrialisation.
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