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1. SD Loses E37bn Deal - The Swazi Observer, 12 March 2007

2. ‘Exiled’ South Africans tickle Mbeki - The Swazi Observer, 12 March 2007

3. AIDS Corps' African work quickly grows - chron.com, 12 March 2007

4. King appoints High Court Judges - The Swazi Observer, 12 March 2007

5. The Luke Commission gears up for its fifth trip to Africa - Bonner
County Daily Bee, 11 March 2007

6. UN warns of hunger on drought, floods - Business Day, 9 March 2007

7. Swaziland: Court Dismisses Education Minister's Defamation Suit
Against "Times of Swaziland" - MISA, 8 March 2007

8. Trade facilitation needs improving, PM - The Swazi Observer, 9 March 2007

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1. SD loses E37bn deal/
Stories by Teetee Zwane/

A mining project worth about E37 billion (US$5 billion) initially meant
for Swaziland has since been established in Mozambique.

Greenstone Mining, a Mbabane based company, has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the government of Mozambique’s state petroleum
company, ENH for various mining projects.

These include the construction and operation of a 100 000 barrel per day
petroleum refinery, 3.5 giga watt electricity generation plant and 3 000
hectares of hydroponic agriculture facility, believed to be the biggest
combined facility of its kind in Africa.

initially

One of Greenstone Mining’s Directors Wilfred Fakudze said the company
had initially intended to construct a similar facility at Siphofaneni
after introducing the project at the Job Creation Summit in 2005.

“During the summit we had an exhibition stand at the Mavuso Trade Centre
where the investors, who are from the United Kingdom, explained what
projects they had in mind for countries in the region,” he said.

The director said the investors came to the country at the invitation of
the Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority (SIPA) and wanted to give
Swaziland first preference in terms of investment, as their intention
was to initiate projects in various African countries.

amendment

However, it was gathered that the project had been put on hold in the
country due to the amendment of the Mining Act. It was also established
that the project proposal was submitted to various authorities in the
country and approved, but had since been put on hold until the new Act
comes into effect.

However, Director of Geological and Mining Surveys Richard Maphalala
disputed this, saying it was a blatant lie. He said stalling of the
project had nothing to do with the law, but instead, the reasons had
environmental implications.

“Firstly, the company wanted rights to the entire coal field in
Swaziland and as a country, we could not allow them absolute access to
this one resource of national importance and benefit as it would have
put us in an uncompromising position in the longrun,” he explained.

Maphalala said the company’s operations were also going to pollute
underground water and thus, the department of geology could not allow
this as it would have been an environmental nightmare.

“The law has nothing to do with it,” he emphasised, “this was just an
environmental nightmare. They should rather cite other reasons not this
one because even if the Act is being amended, the old Act is still in
effect until such time the new one is enacted.”

The Greenstone case comes in the wake of Prime Minister Themba Dlamini
lamenting the energy problems facing the country, with shortages
expected to be experienced in the near future, following outages in
South Africa which is currently the main supplier of power to Swaziland.

assist

At a business breakfast meeting last week, he urged local investors and
stakeholders to come forth with projects that would assist government in
addressing the problem.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Majozi Sithole pointed out in his budget
speech, delivered on February 21, that to increase local energy
generation, government was working on establishing a 19 Megawatt Hydro
-Power Station at Maguga dam to be commissioned this year while a
feasibility study for a possible 1000 - 2000 Megawatt Coal Fired Power
Station to utilise the country’s coal reserves was being undertaken.

On the other hand, Greenstone’s Fakudze said: “The investors wanted to
invest not only in Swaziland but other countries as well. They are
offering both finance and technical assistance to developing countries
in the region,” said Fakudze.

The director, however, stated that this development did not mean the
project would no longer be established in the Kingdom. He said the
investors would eventually invest in the country, but still had to wait
for a few logistics to be put in place.

“The total value of the investment in Mozambique is about E37 billion
(US$5 billion) and the project is expected on stream within five years,”
he said, adding that the Mozambican government held a 47 percent share
in the joint venture company.

Fakudze explained that the project entailed the use of high technology
to convert coal, oil and natural gas into petrol, diesel and jet fuel
while considering every aspect of long term national economic
development as well as environmental impact.

authorities

He said the project was initially presented to the relevant authorities
in the country in 2004 and it had taken almost three years now without
any progress. “We hope when the Act comes into place we will be called
upon to discuss further developments and hopefully put the project in
motion.”

Fakudze said the project had the potential to employ a lot of people who
would be needed for the greenhouses, hydro-power and refinery plants as
well as supporting jobs that would arise.

Meanwhile, SIPA Acting General Manager John Creamer said he was not
familiar with the proposed project and developments as he was not part
of the delegation that extended the invitation and not in the relevant
department at the time. Efforts to get hold of SIPA Manager - Foreign
Direct Investment Zizwe Vilane proved futile.

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2. ‘Exiled’ South Africans tickle Mbeki


SELF-PROCLAIMED exiled South Africans in the country are soliciting the
assistance of the government of Swaziland to destabilise plans for the
2010 Soccer World Cup to be hosted by that country.

In a letter addressed to Minister of Enterprise and Employment Lutfo
Dlamini, a copy of which is in possession of this newspaper, Honorary
President of Malamulela Social Movement for the Unemployed Plaatjie
Mashego said unemployed people of South Africa had declared war against
that country’s government.

He said the organisation’s leadership, most of whom were exiled in
various countries including Swaziland, were waging a war in several
forms such as the intensification of legitimate crime, sabotage and
guerrilla warfare in general.

In an interview with The Swazi Observer, Plaatjie said South Africa and
front-line states were looking forward to a successful world cup, key to
which was the creation of employment for many South Africans and
citizens of neighbouring states.

“As an organisation, we feel unemployed people want access to job
opportunities as of now, not in the next two to three years,” he said.
“As an organisation for the unemployed, we want to caution and encourage
role players and stakeholders in the 2010 bid to intervene in our
plight.” The ‘exiled’ president of the underground movement stated that
South Africa’s unemployed had continued to stomach raw deals and the
time had come for them to unite on a common purpose to fight for
justice, human rights and inclusion in the democratic dispensation of
that country.

Plaatjie said the organisation wanted the South African government to
establish a Ministry of the Unemployed with immediate effect as well as
cessation of hostilities on the conclusion of the above. “We are
currently linking with very strategic sources that would be able to
provide us with the capacity needed to ensure that all processes towards
implementation of the 2010 World Cup preparations are destabilised,”
said the president. He added that in Swaziland, they were calling on the
2010 Steering Committee headed by Minister Lutfo Dlamini to duly
consider their request to facilitate a process of negotiating with their
South African counterparts, and even FIFA, on the situation facing the
unemployed in South Africa and the region as a whole. “Despite what many
may think, there are no job opportunities in SA,” he said, adding “the
government of Swaziland should take heed of the good intentions we bring
to devise an institution that will address our issues.”

Plaatjie emphasised that they were not, in any way, being unreasonable
as this was also a human rights issue meant to assist unemployed people,
give them hope and relevant structures that would be able to address
issues pertinent to their daily living.

“We are also embarking on a drive to secure funding and support from the
international community outside of SA,” he said, adding that Swaziland’s
interaction with its South African counterparts was very important to
the organisation so that an amicable solution could be reached on this
crisis.

“This is both important for SA and adjacent countries as surely,
everyone wishes to experience a crisis free world cup in Africa,” said
Plaatjie, adding “we therefore caution that your country’s interest in
the 2010 World Cup and committal of your resources be based with the
understanding of the possibility of such a cup being destabilised, or
worse, cancelled. We hereby confirm that the organisation has already
developed the capacity to do so.”

Meanwhile, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mathendele Dlamini said
firstly, he had not heard of any South Africans exiled in the country.
He said if they were indeed registered refugees, then the principles and
provisions of the rules and conduct of refugees as stated in the United
Nations Charter need be applied.

“One can only plead asylum and can never, under any circumstances, use
their country of residence to destabilise their country of origin,” said
the minister, adding that he had never met nor knew of any South
Africans currently granted refugee status in the country.

“If they are indeed refugees, then they are expected, at all cost, to
respect the principles enshrined in the UN Charter,” he emphasised.

Chief of Protocol Joel Nhleko also concurred with the minister. He said
it was important to first establish the identities and status of the
‘exiles’ to determine whether they were indeed registered refugees.

“As far as I know, the South African constitution is one of the most
liberal in the world, so it is a wonder to have some of that country’s
citizens in exile,” he said, “I am currently unaware of any registered
South African refugees at the moment.”

Meanwhile, efforts to contact South African High Commissioner to
Swaziland Mzolisi Mabude were unsuccessful while Councillor Lucas
Mokoena’s mobile phone was unavailable at the time of compiling this report.

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3. AIDS Corps' African work quickly grows

By LEIGH HOPPER
For The Chronicle

Halfway through its first year, Baylor's Pediatric AIDS Corps has
boosted the number of African children receiving care and HIV treatment
by more than a third.

To date, the Houston-based program, a Peace Corps-like effort to rapidly
expand HIV treatment among children, has put 12,633 youngsters, mostly
in Sub-Saharan Africa, under care. That's up from 9,000 when the AIDS
Corps hit the ground last August.

"I think everyone feels very fulfilled by the work. That's a comment I
get over and over again," said Dr. Mark Kline, director of the Baylor
International Pediatric AIDS Initiative. "There have been frustrations,
not everything has been as smooth as we would like. Bureaucratic and
logistical issues aside, the work has been tremendously satisfying to
people."

In the past eight months, new satellite clinics staffed by AIDS Corps
doctors have doubled the number of Baylor-run sites where African
children can be diagnosed, treated and monitored. Baylor expects to have
40,000 children in care by the end of this year.

Harvard University, UNICEF and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS
Relief have taken notice and are using, or hoping to borrow, Corps
doctors to implement their own initiatives.

Thirty-four of the original 52 AIDS Corps doctors will remain with the
program in its second year, and 21 new recruits have been selected.
Among the first-timers is Cincinnati pediatrician Michelle Eckerle, a
30-year-old mother of five who is moving her family to Botswana this summer.

She and her husband, Andrew, an art professor at Northern Kentucky
University, were looking for work in international health partly out of
personal interest, partly to give their children an unforgettable
experience and show them "everybody doesn't live like we do." Her
husband plans to focus on the children and do some photography and drawing.

Eckerle actually won a slot last year to be part of the first Pediatric
AIDS Corps. However, she had to postpone for 12 months after finding out
she was pregnant with twins.

"We've always had the kids to think about, and I never wanted to leave
them," Eckerle said. "This is so perfect, because there is (medical
school) loan reimbursement, and then they pay you a stipend. It makes it
very manageable financially."

Dr. Ryan Phelps, a pediatrician from Denison, has signed up for a second
year in Swaziland, which has the highest prevalence of HIV in the world.

He recalled a recent appointment with a 4-year-old girl, who sang a
hearty, if off-key, duet with her mother. The child was well-fed,
well-dressed, giggling and on medication for HIV infection, a far cry
from the picture of misery most associate with AIDS in African nations.

"This was a happy, beloved child," Phelps recently wrote from Swaziland.
"As I typed in her prescription for antiretrovirals, I wondered to
myself if (she) might be the future face of pediatric HIV, rather than
the several patients I had seen before her: frail, frightened, crestfallen."

Kline, who is chief of retrovirology at Texas Children's Hospital,
launched BIPAI in 1996 to treat HIV-infected children in countries where
the disease remained a death sentence. After opening a clinic in Romania
in 2001, Kline collaborated with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation to
open a Center of Excellence clinic in Gaborone, Botswana. BIPAI since
has built clinics in Swaziland, Malawi, Uganda and Lesotho.

Today, many African countries have funding for HIV drugs but not enough
people or know-how to administer the drugs.

According to the World Health Organization, Sub-Saharan Africa has 11
percent of the world's population and more than 60 percent of the
world's HIV/AIDS cases but only 3 percent of the world's health work force.

The Pediatric AIDS Corps, funded by Baylor and the Bristol-Myers Squibb
Foundation, is Kline's answer to that problem. In addition to caring for
patients, BIPAI has provided classroom instruction to hundreds of health
professionals in African nations.

In December and January, 44 doctors and nurses from several nations
spent a month training at various Centers of Excellence.

Since launching the Pediatric AIDS Corps, Texas Children's Hospital, one
of Baylor's teaching hospitals, made global AIDS a new area of emphasis
with BIPAI as its flagship initiative.

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4. King appoints High Court Judges
/Stories by Timothy Simelane/

His Majesty King Mswati III has appointed two judges of the High Court,
Qinisile Mabuza and Mbutfo Mamba on permanent basis as per the dictates
of the Constitution, with immediate effect.

Justice Nkosinathi Nkonyane has also been appointed permanent judge of
the Industrial Court.

The judges have been idle for a month after their three month contracts
expired at the beginning of February this year.

Announcing the appointments, Secretary of the Judicial Service
Commission (JSC) Sicelo Dlamini who is also Principal Secretary of
Justice and Constitutional Affairs ministry said the appointments were
delayed by the tedious work in consultations and scrutinising the
candidates.

He said the JSC was also working hard to have two other judges to
replace Justice Piet Ebersohn who did not renew his contract and Justice
Josiah Matsebula who retired.

“The appointments were made on the recommendations of the JSC, after it
had subjected the candidates to a thorough and rigorous scrutiny, which
included checking their academic status, professional qualification,
integrity, acceptability and respect within the legal fraternity. This
therefore entailed a fair amount of consultations back and forth with a
number of stakeholders, hence the delay in making the appointments.”

He said the three judges were expected to administer justice in a fair,
just and impartial manner without fear, favour or prejudice.

“We are mindful of the huge challenges ahead of them and the high
expectations that society will place on them particularly with the
advent of a constitutional dispensation in Swaziland with a
“justiciable” Bill of Rights; upholding the rule of law and dealing
expeditiously with all cases that come before the courts.

Dlamini urged the nation to support the new appointees and pray that the
wisdom of King Solomon would prevail in their senses.

He said his ministry pledged full support of the three, by availing
whatever resources they may need within all available means to enable
them to discharge their duties.

“More fundamentally, we wish to pledge that generally their independence
shall be guaranteed as provided by section 138 of the Constitution of
the Kingdom of Swaziland. The rulings of the court shall be honoured and
enforced without fear, favour or prejudice.”

He thanked His Majesty for finding the judges worthy of his trust to be
confirmed as judges on permanent basis in terms of the constitution. He
also thanked Acting Chief Justice Jacobus Annandale and Justice Stanley
Maphalala for working hard to minimise the backlog of cases whilst the
two judges were still not appointed.

“We know that it has not been easy, the pressure was enormous but they
rose to the challenge like the compatriots that they are.

“Our heartfelt thanks also go to members of the legal fraternity,
members of the public, especially parties that had their matters either
suspended, postponed or deferred for an inordinate amount of time in
some instances, thus compromising their interests or rights one way or
the other.” Justice Mamba and Mabuza were initially appointed for a
year, but when their contracts expired they were renewed for another
three months.

Before the JSC announcement, Minister of Justice Prince David had also
made the announcement in Parliament yesterday morning.

This was after members of parliament had asked him why the judges were
not employed.

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5. The Luke Commission gears up for its fifth trip to Africa
By KEITH KINNAIRD
News editor

*SAGLE -- Harry and Echo VanderWal are gearing up for their fifth
humanitarian mission to Swaziland, a southern African nation with a
shortage of medical care.*

"Our target is to work in areas where there isn't any health care," said
Echo VanderWal as she and her family prepared for the March 28 trip
overseas.

The VanderWals formed The Luke Commission out of a shared desire to help
others and spread hope in Swaziland, a country about the size of New
Jersey and as rugged as northern Idaho.

The VanderWal's four children and Echo's parents, Kalvin and Janet
Tuinstra, also take part in the mobile relief missions, which are based
out of the city of Manzini. The Luke Commission, with the help of
authorities and locals, puts together day trips to bring medical care
and hope to where it's needed most.

The Luke Commission pulls trailers loaded with medical supplies through
the African bush. TLC put on 27 mobile clinics last year, where they
treated more than 7,000 patients, dispensed 53,500 medicine packets and
fitted 2,700 people with eyeglasses.

TLC also brings clothing and Bibles translated into the the local dialect.

"We have an amazing number come and accept Christ," said Harry
VanderWal, a physician trained in pediatrics and internal medicine.

Swaziland has one of the highest HIV infection rates, which is
conservatively figured to encompass at least 42 percent of the
population. The life expectancy in Swaziland is a scant 32 years, which
has created a growing orphan population.

"The medical need is just huge," said Echo VanderWal, a certified
physicians assistant.

Dehydration, infection, intestinal parasites, skin disorders and other
maladies common in Third World nations are rampant. For those in need of
more care than TLC can offer from its specially designed trailers are
transferred to the nearest hospital. Anti-retroviral medications are not
yet a standard of care for Swazis with HIV, which means there is no
system for ongoing treatment of those patients.

However, TLC heavily promotes HIV education and works with locals to
develop ways of limiting its spread with available resources.

"There's a lot of confusion in the bush about how it's contracted," said
Echo VanderWal.

The VanderWals say Swazis are a patient, happy people with remarkable
ingenuity. They say they are always greeted warmly, usually by entire
communities all at once. Schools let out and people stream in from
outlying locations.

What do traditional Swazi healers make of TLC?

"Sometimes they'll even come," said Echo VanderWal.

Each of TLC's trips cost about $60,000 to pay for medicine, Si Swati
Bibles and travel expenses. They're about $17,000 short of their
fundraising goal for this year's mission and are hoping people here and
elsewhere in the country can help make up the difference.

Both Echo and Harry said they were drawn to humanitarian work before
meeting each other in college and discovering their mutual desire to
bring medical relief and hope to people who need it most.

"We feel that's what God wants us to do," said Echo.

"It's our calling," Echo and Harry added in unison.

More information about The Luke Commission can be found on the Web
(www.lukecommission.org). Tax -deductible donations should be made
payable to New Song Bible Church, Memo: The Luke Commission, P.O. Box
1335, Sagle, ID. 83864.

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6. UN warns of hunger on drought, floods
Neels Blom
Agriculture and Land Affairs Editor

THE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that recent
erratic weather patterns in southern Africa could lead to widespread
food shortages for many in SA’s neighbouring states.

But it is doubtful, though, whether SA would be in a position to provide
much help this year, since SA itself faces poor harvest prospects
following weeks of extreme heat and drought in the central and western
maize growing areas.

Drought in southern Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia and southern
Mozambique in the critical pollination phase in the maize growth cycle
has stunted plant development and in places killed off entire plantings.

Lesotho expects a 60% reduction in its maize harvest and Swaziland is
expecting a sixth year of poor yields, probably the worst in 25 years,
according to the WFP’s forecast. Elsewhere, in Mozambique, Namibia,
Angola, Madagascar and Zambia, floods have destroyed millions of
hectares of crops.

Foreign affairs department spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa said yesterday that
government had not yet received requests for assistance from any of SA’s
neighbours, but if it did, such requests would “obviously be considered
favourably”.

SA, which farms maize mainly on an industrial scale, is the largest
producer of maize in southern Africa, while its neighbours have a
proportionately much larger number of subsistence farmers who are
directly dependent on their crops for food.

The South African Grain Information Service said that hot weather
conditions, with only a few isolated thundershowers, are expected to
continue to stress maize crops across the country.

Maize producers’ organisation Grain SA spokesman Nico Hawkins said SA
would have to import maize because of expected shortfalls following the
hot and dry conditions.

SA consumes about 8-million tons of white and yellow maize each year.
However, despite its shortfall and at current crop estimates, SA would
have about 500000 tons of white maize for human consumption available
for export to neighbouring states, Hawkins said. There would be no
yellow maize for animal feed available for export.

The assistant marketing GM for grain storage company Senwes, Christo
Booyens, noted that certain southern African states had banned the
import of genetically modified maize, which would reduce the volume
available for export from SA to about 250000 tons.

Maize prices on the JSE’s futures market Safex have risen drastically
over the past month, from about R1600 a ton to close to R2000 a ton.

About 18 months ago maize prices fell to as low as R600 a ton.

Southern Africa’s maize harvest season begins next month.

“Southern Africa could be heading for yet another year of critical food
shortages,” Amir Abdulla, the agency’s regional director, said yesterday.

The WFP said Swaziland was likely to be the worst affected after delayed
rainfall in the planting season, followed by heavy winds and hail and
then dry spells during the pollination phase.

Abdulla said the WFP was putting together an assessment team to
determine the extent of crop failure and the likely effect on the
country’s food supply. He said initial findings were grim.

Since 2002, the WFP has supported about 25% of Swaziland’s people with
food aid. However, even in a normal year of harvests, nearly half the
population is classified as suffering from food insecurity, the agency said.

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7. Swaziland: Court Dismisses Education Minister's Defamation Suit
Against "Times of Swaziland"
Media Institute of Southern Africa
<http://allafrica.com/sources.html?passed_name=Media%20Institute%20of%20Southern\
%20Africa&passed_location=Windhoek>
(Windhoek)
PRESS RELEASE
March 8, 2007
Posted to the web March 9, 2007

On March 7, 2007 the High Court of Swaziland dismissed a E750,000
(approx. US$100,000) lawsuit against the "Times of Swaziland" newspaper
filed by the Minister for Education, Themba Msibi. The case was
dismissed on grounds that the wrong parties were cited in the
particulars of claim.

Msibi, ex-Minister for Public Service and Information, was suing the
"Times" for alleged defamation. This followed a commentary by the editor
of the "Swazi News", a weekend edition under the Times stable, published
on November 24, 2004. The Minister claimed in the court papers that the
contents of the article defamed him; hence, his demand for E750,000 as
compensation.

Acting Chief Justice, Jacobus Annandale, ruled that the wrong people
were cited in the particulars of claim and therefore he dismissed the
case with costs. In his papers the Minister had cited the Times of
Swaziland (PTY) Ltd, the Managing Editor Martin Dlamini and African
Echo, which owns the Times.

Upon learning that the wrong parties were cited, the Minister's lawyer
applied for the postponement of the case to enable them to amend their
papers. However, the lawyer representing the Times objected. The judge
then dismissed the case with costs.

The Minister's attorney has said they will file new papers with the
correct citations soon to proceed with their claim.

MORE INFORMATION:

For further information, contact Zoe Titus, Programme Specialist, Media
Freedom Monitoring, MISA, Private Bag 13386 Windhoek, Namibia, tel: +264
61 232 975, fax: +264 61 248 016, e-mail: research@..., Internet:
http://www.misa.org

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8. Trade facilitation needs improving, PM


PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnerships are the way to go for the improvement of
trade facilitation in the country.

Prime Minister Themba Dlamini has said Swaziland needs to expand its
export base and ensure an increased mix of exports, which could be
achieved through the approval of the National Export Strategy (NES).

The premier was speaking during a business breakfast meeting facilitated
by the Swaziland Federation of Employers and Chamber of Commerce
(FSE&CC) at Esibayeni Lodge yesterday.

“We need to effectively sell our products to the world and for this we
need a viable export strategy,” he said, “it is therefore important for
government and the private sector to strengthen the relationship with
current markets to ensure that Swaziland takes full advantage of
preferences offered in existing markets.”

Dlamini said improvement of trade facilitation could also be achieved
through the establishment of strong public-private partnerships.

“The country needs to enhance market access through branding and
improved product quality as well as pave the way for technological
innovations,” he noted.

On the other hand, the premier noted that government was making efforts
to improve the country’s investment climate through initiatives such as
the development of an implementation plan for the Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) Policy.

“For Swaziland to effectively compete with the world, we need to be up
to date our ICT because in today’s business environment one cannot do
anything without it,” said Dlamini.

“For both international and local business activities, one needs ICT,”
the premier observed, adding “we need to keep up to date with our
e-government and equip our people, including children because that is
where it all starts.”

He further applauded those companies which currently support ICT
initiatives in their business environment and the communities they
operate in.

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