AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHIV Funding Alarm: UNAIDS warns the global HIV response is at a critical turning point as donor cuts and reduced prevention/community health services threaten progress, with 1.2m new infections and 570,000 AIDS deaths reported for 2025. Local Health Privacy: ESCCOM, acting as the Data Protection Authority, has begun validating draft guidelines for lawful processing of personal health data, with workshops running this week before publication under the Data Protection Act. Anti-Corruption Push: Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala says politicians, including the prime minister, must stay out of ACC operations, rejecting claims that courts are blocking corruption arrests. Development Finance: FINCORP and IDCE are now almost neck-and-neck in market share, with FINCORP at 50.02% and IDCE at 49.98% in the latest FSRA bulletin. Mining Momentum: Government issued new coal, gold and quarry licences in the first quarter, aiming to boost investment and future mining activity. SME Support: FNB Eswatini increased SME funding access to up to E1.5m after feedback from entrepreneur forums. Culture & Sports: Deaf actors win film roles after ENFTVA auditions; and Eswatini’s sprinters and boxer are in action at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, while a local football “tournament scam” leaves teams out of pocket.
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