Mbabane – The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) Bafundzise Campaign heads to chiefdoms, following a partnership with the Ministry of Tinkhundla Administration and Development.
ERS Commissioner General Brightwell Nkambule and the Minister of Tinkhundla Administration and Development, Sikhumbuzo Dlamini, with government officials’ meeting resolved to unpack the campaign to chiefdoms.
It was agreed that Regional Administrators would facilitate engagements with Chiefdoms to explain the campaign’s purpose and secure support for working with local businesses.
A detailed rollout plan will then be shared, with the Ministry of Tinkhundla and ERS coordinating communication and mobilization before the activities.
The minister was in the company of the Principal Secretary Nonhlanhla Dlamini, Under Secretary Ngcayizivele Dlamini, Regional Administrators, and other officials.
The Bafundzise Campaign was launched by ERS in March 2025.
Over 5,000 businesses have been reached.
“Clients are beginning to see ERS not only as a collector of taxes, but as an institution committed to helping them understand their obligations, grow their businesses, and contribute meaningfully to the economy,” ERS Director of Communications and Marketing, Ntobeko Dlamini, said.
“By making tax education accessible, relevant, and supportive, ERS is laying the foundation for a stronger culture of compliance across Eswatini,” he added.
The outreach programme educates registered and unregistered businesses and includes Small, Micro, and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs), employers, and traders on improving tax compliance and strengthening ties with the business community.
By the end of August, Manzini, Matsapha, Mbabane, Ezulwini, Nhlangano and Siteki were covered with the focus now on businesses operating on Eswatini Nation Land.
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