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Revenue, Reform, And Representation
Modern Ghana
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In 2024, I wrote From Back-Benchers to Front Burners: The Rise of Women in Taxation1— a feature in ATAF Newsletter1 that captured the quiet revolution happening in Africa’s tax landscape. That piece spotlighted women’s growing visibility in tax...
Open call: Grants for heritage organisations
Music in Africa
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This initiative aims to strengthen cultural cooperation within the Southern African region and between Southern Africa and Europe, while enhancing cultural production capacities and fostering intercultural dialogue through the co-creation of new...
REVENUE, REFORM, AND REPRESENTATION How Mary Baine Ushers In A New African Tax Era?
GNN Liberia
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July 31, 2025
By Danicius Kaihenneh Sengbeh* In 2024, I wrote From Back-Benchers to Front Burners: The Rise of Women in Taxation 1 — a feature in ATAF Newsletter 1 that captured the quiet revolution happening in Africa’s tax landscape. That piece spotlighted...
Swazi Inn gets a new, clean look
Midrand Reporter
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July 23, 2025
The long-awaited public environment upgrade of Swazi Inn in Ward 133 has officially been launched on July 22, marking a major step toward cleaner, safer, and more business-friendly public spaces in the area. The initiative, driven by the City of...
South Africa on edge as the US deports criminals to eSwatini
IOL
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THE kingdom of eSwatini has become the focus of regional scrutiny following the arrival of five foreign nationals deported from the United States and transferred to its correctional system — individuals convicted of serious crimes, including...
Amnesty International demands release of convicted eSwatini pro-democracy MPs Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, designates them as prisoners of conscience.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Amnesty International, an international human rights organization, is demanding the unconditional release of convicted pro-democracy Members of Parliament(MPs) Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube. The two(2) MPs were...
Amnesty names jailed Eswatini MPs prisoners of conscience
East Coast Radio
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Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube were arrested in July 2021 during a wave of protests in Africa's last absolute monarchy that were violently quashed by police, leaving dozens dead. They were sentenced last year to respectively 25 and 18...
Global ties, local impact: LSU hosts 24 Mandela Washington Fellows focusing on leadership
The Advocate - Louisiana
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2025 LSU Mandela Washington Fellows at LSU included: Israel Baelongandi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Emma Kariuki, Kenya; Alidp Alli, Nigeria; Angemito Adel, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Skohar Samb, Senegal; Jessy Lugya, Uganda;...
Imprisoned activist MPs in Eswatini highlight a growing crisis of civic freedoms across Africa
Daily Maverick
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July 24, 2025
This month marks four years since Eswatini’s pro-democracy activists and former members of parliament, Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, were arrested — and one year since they were sentenced under the country’s notorious Suppression of...
US to deport up to 160 convicted criminals to eSwatini: Dlamini
SABC News
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July 24, 2025
The editor of a local news publication in eSwatini, Zweli Dlamini, says it is confirmed that an agreement has been reached between the Kingdom of eSwatini and the US to deport more unwanted criminals from the US. Dlamini says this was revealed...
South Africa records R22 billion trade surplus for June 2025
IOL
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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released preliminary trade statistics revealing that the country achieved a trade balance surplus of R22.0 billion for June 2025. This positive balance is attributed to robust export performance...
Eswatini Foreign Minister Pholile Shakantu, King’s Interpreter Sihle Dlamini using Taiwan over R10million donated monies to create insulting online platforms, even Tinkhundla loyalists who disagree with Prime Minister targeted.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Foreign Minister Pholile Dlamini-Shakantu and King’s Private Secretary Sihle Dlamini are allegedly behind the establishment of various social media ‘fake online platforms’ insulting even loyalists of the Tinkhundla system...
Attorney General(AG) fears terrorists might attack eSwatini upon hearing one of their own has been jailed in the Kingdom, blasts Prime Minister saying he warned him against signing agreement with United States.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:Sifiso Khumalo,the Attorney General(AG) fears that terrorists might attack eSwatini upon hearing that, one of their own has been dumped by the United States(US) and jailed in the tiny Kingdom situated in Southern...
US accused of ‘ultimate betrayal’ against reformed Jamaican deported to Eswatini
Stabroek News
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July 23, 2025
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican man who was among five “barbaric criminals” deported from the United States (US) to a South African nation earned a bachelor’s degree in prison, was enrolled in a master’s programme, and well on the way to rebuilding...
Editor you are off-side, I never praised Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini for clarifying dumping of United States(US) dangerous criminals in eSwatini but contextually demanded accountability.
Swaziland News
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By Marwick Khumalo Thank you for your opinion Mr Editor based purely on in-comprehensive secondary information. Also thank you for giving everyone the right of reply in your widely read newspaper, whenever the need arises. Nevertheless, may I...
Midrand informal traders market and others join forces to clean Midrand trading spaces
Midrand Reporter
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July 31, 2025
In a bid to draw more customers and restore cleanliness in spaces they operate in, the Midrand informal traders market took to the streets of the Boulders taxi rank to clean. This occurred on July 22, when the informal traders said that they were...
Eswatini: U.S. Deports Convicted Criminals to Eswatini, Sparks Outcry
All Africa
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July 17, 2025
The U.S. has deported five people whom it described as "criminal illegal aliens" to Eswatini. The deportees are originally from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen, and had been convicted of serious crimes such as murder and child rape....
Eswatini says it will repatriate migrants deported by U.S
St. Vincent Times
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July 17, 2025
The tiny African kingdom of Eswatini announced on Wednesday that it would repatriate the five migrants who had been deported there by the United States, a day after American officials said the migrants’ home countries had refused to accept them....
Eswatini says it will repatriate immigrants deported by United States
Africanews
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July 17, 2025
Eswatini announced on Wednesday that it would repatriate the five immigrants deported there by the United States. In a late-night post on X Tuesday, US Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said five men — citizens of Vietnam,...
The gospel in Africa
The Nassau Guardian
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I recently completed my ninth tour of Africa, primarily focused on sharing the gospel. From my very first trip to that continent, I came to the realization that everyone in the African diaspora should make it a point to visit some part of Africa...