Minister Savanna has E80 million more that Her Royal Highnes Princess Skhanyiso

Lobamba; Former ICT Minister, Her Royal Highness the Princess,had E80 million less than what current Minister Savanna Maseko has for the Ministry.

The previous financial year which fell on the Princess’ reign,had E542 million to utilise as compared to the current E632.

The ministry of Finance has also allocated E50 million for the completion of the Biotechnology Park at Nokwane.

However,the new ICT Minister has a tough task in trying to mitigate the threat posed by copper theft.

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In essence,the ministry had deployed optic fibre to replace copper cables.This will however dig deep to the tax payer’s pockets.

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The ICT Ministry is also set to launch the Case Management system which services the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs,His Majesty’s Correctional Services and Royal Eswatini Police