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His Majesty King Mswati III says, in 2022, the country will prioritise issues of youth empowerment by “creating an enabling empowerment environment for the youth’s innovation and creativity to flourish. His Majesty has been speaking when making his address during the State Opening of the Fourth Session of the 11 Parliament in Lobamba today.

HMK on Youth: “This year the country will accelerate efforts to continue creating an enabling empowerment environment for the youth’s innovation and creativity to flourish. It is critical that our young people are given the appropriate skills that will empower them in economic growth initiatives of all scales.”

HMK on Youth: “Our young people are encouraged to take advantage of the youth revolving and regional development funds to ensure financing of qualifying applications so that they may create more jobs for their peers.”

HMK on 2021 & Dialogue: “We ended the year with elements of division among the populace. This will not help the country move forward. As emaSwati we have a way of engagement, which is to sit down and dialogue. We now have a constitution that is a product of national consultation and it also prescribes how to go about making amendments where the need arises.”

HMK on Dialogue: “We should not sway from this route. It provides that recommended changes to the constitution can start at Sibaya, which is the ultimate decision making body of our people, then taken to Parliament for adoption and promulgated into law.”

HMK on Dialogue: “We discourage the use of force and violence to influence change as we all deserve to live in peace. It is not a crime to have diverging views but engaging in dialogue creates a better outcome for all, as every person needs advice from time to time. Let us put the country first and not push self-interests. Let us remain the peace loving emaSwati we are known to be.”

HMK on Infrastructure Rehab: “We can assure the Nation that Government and its agencies have developed a comprehensive maintenance and rehabilitation programme to restore normality as soon as reasonably possible. Government will continue with her programme of fixing the damaged roads.”

HMK on Vaccination: “I am here today proudly inoculated and as healthy as I can be. We urge those who still have doubts and fears, to put aside the myths and theories about the vaccines as they are not here to kill, but to give longer life to our Nation.”

HMK on SA Relations and Ngwenya Border: “The recent launch of the 24-hour border facility at Ngwenya Border will make travel to Eswatini more convenient. It will further enhance trade and improve the ease of doing business in Eswatini. We appreciate the good cooperation that happily exists between the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Republic of South Africa, which has made this long cherished goal, a reality.”

HMK on Food Security: “Government will continue to prioritise provision of services to the farming community to support agricultural production by providing subsidised farm inputs and tractor services to support maize production and other crops.”

HMK on Social welfare and Elderly: “In response to the vulnerability level experienced among the elderly persons, Government will introduce a universal service cover for them next financial year.”

HMK Message to Frontline Workers: “We also commend the brave and dedicated health care workers for saving many lives that could have been easily lost to COVID-19. We also thank all front-line workers who are in contact with people as they serve the Nation for remaining resilient during this time, thus keeping the services in the country running efficiently.”

HMK on HIV & AIDS: “As we continue with the fight against HIV & AIDS, let us leave no one behind and continue to work collectively. The message for 2022 and beyond is, ‘focus on the fight, not the fright-sibhekene ngco! Ne AIDS, asiyesabi.”

HMK on International Relations: “We reiterate the solemn wish of the Kingdom to strengthen relations with all countries of the world in the spirit and purpose of unity, peace, stability and co-operation, under the umbrella of the United Nations. In this regard we wish to remind emaSwati that the philosophy of ‘friend to all and enemy to none’, has been the political ethos of Eswatini since the time of our predecessors, who placed great value on a world anchored on peace, dialogue, respect and common shared values.”

HMK on the Year Ahead: “The next fiscal year provides a mixed window of challenges and opportunities to take action on a national, regional, continental and international scale. Government, the private sector and development partners can provide an enabling environment to make this possible. To achieve this, we all have to “share challenges, share resources, share opportunities and share successes.”

HMK on Year Ahead: “Finally, we wish to state that this is our season to regain what we have lost, to rebuild what has been destroyed and to restore the peace. It is our season to reconcile our differences and map a strategic way forward to revive our first world aspirations.”

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