‘Restoring indigenous dignity has to start with the State’ – Joy Ndwandwe
King Sobhuza II once warned the nation against culture being infiltrated by modernity and advised emaSwati to take what is good from other cultures and leave what is undesirable. This message resonated prominently during a public lecture themed ‘Knocking on Moral Values to Integrate Indigenous…
Economic policy should reflect complexities of a country – Arkansas intern
“Economic policies should reflect every complexity and nuance of a country, as no issue is straightforward and development is not a one-size-fits-all.” This is an assertion Erin Farmer, a University of Arkansas student, believes in. Erin recently completed a two-month graduate research internship with the…
SEPARC kick-starts conversation on embracing indigenous knowledge . . . to host public lecture this week
Have Emaswati lost their cultural dispensation in the way children are raised today? Have Emaswati lost their indigenous dignity? These are some of the many questions that need to be deliberated on, in order for Emaswati to identify solutions to the challenges of the modern…
Mbekelweni High School pupils excited at SEPARC team’s visit
A team of researchers from the Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC) last week visited Mbekelweni High School in the Manzini region to motivate learners and inform them of available opportunities for their future careers. This is part of an ongoing development outreach…
‘It is time for Eswatini to take the lead in STI’ – Tengetile Hlophe
By Lane Richmond “Steve jobs once said, ‘Innovation determines the difference between the leaders and the followers.’ We all know Eswatini has been a follower for a very, very long time, so now we want to know how we can become a leader.” This is…
SEPARC team visits Sigangeni High School
By Lane Richmond This week, a team of researchers from the Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC) visited Sigangeni High School in the Hhohho Region to motivate learners and inform them of available opportunities for their future careers. The school’s principal Mr Nxumalo…
Arkansas Uni students on two-month internship at SEPARC
Two University of Arkansas students have joined the Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC) for two months as part of the Centre’s professional development programme. SEPARC and the University of Arkansas have a partnership that enables staff and students to take advantage of…
SEPARC researcher awarded Fulbright scholarship
Tanele Magongo, an energy policy analyst at the Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC), has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to further her studies. She has enrolled for a Master of Science in Policy Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At…
An economy of the future requires major mind-set shifts – SEPARC
It has become abundantly clear that there needs to be a major mind-set shift in the way Eswatini’s private sector conducts business, if the country is to achieve economic growth levels above 5 per cent. This is the message put across by Swaziland Economic Policy…
Interdisciplinary research needed to solve complex problems
To solve the many challenges facing the Kingdom of Eswatini, effective collaboration between researchers from different disciplines is necessary to maximise the potential benefits of interdisciplinary science for integrative solutions. This is one of the key reasons the Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC)…