CSO should take over national depository role
The Central Statistical Office (CSO) in Swaziland should undertake the role of being the national depository of all data in the country. This was the view of Dr Moses Sithole who said once the statistics from census and surveys are centralised, the country would be…
SD should improve living conditions of the masses – Dr Kayizzi-Mugerwa
Swaziland should improve living conditions of the masses because the best way to grow the economy is to distribute wealth among the people, it has been recommended. Advisor in the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund Dr Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa said the 1.8% economic…
Power outages cost economy about E700m
Rural communities have been found to bear the economic brunt more than urban areas as a result of power outages. A study conducted by Tanele Magongo, Associate Researcher at the Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Reseach Centre (SEPARC) gives a glimpse on why rural communities…
Lack of innovation seriously costing SD’s development, SEPARC study shows
ONE of the highlights of the Swaziland Economic Conference 2017 was a research study presented by SEPARC Associate Researcher Tengetile Hlophe titled; ‘Mapping the National System of Innovation in Swaziland’, which shed light on why the country is lagging behind in innovation. She said the…
Roundtable discussion sets the tone for Conference deliberations
The Roundtable Discussion which comprised a panel of high level economic experts and policymakers set the tone for the Conference deliberations. This was on the first day (October 25) of the Swaziland Economic Conference 2017 held at the Royal Swazi Spa Convention Centre. The panel…
SD has world-class development strategies, lacks implementation
SWAZILAND boasts some of the most well-crafted economic development strategies. One of these is none other than the much talked about Vision 2022 Strategy whose main objective is to catapult the country to First World Status by 2022. This was an observation made by renowned…
Inaugural Swaziland Economic Conference 2017 kick-starts on a high note
The scene was set and the cast of panellists and delegates exceeded expectations as the inaugural Swaziland Economic Conference 2017 kick-started on a rich, insightful note yesterday as a high level team of panellists and researchers made opulent presentations on a range of thought-provoking topics….
Dr Dlamini Speaks at Global Food Opportunities Seminar in USA
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Dr Thula Sizwe Dlamini, Executive Director of the Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC), is the guest speaker for this fall’s Global Food Opportunities seminar series hosted by the University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life…
Graduate Research Programme 2016/17 comes to an end
The first cohort of the Graduate Research Programme 2016/17 facilitated by the Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has successfully completed its tenure. The graduate researchers under this programme were presented with certificates after successfully completing the…
University of Arkansas student interns at SEPARC
The Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC) hosted Trent Scaccia – a student from the University of Arkansas in the United States of America – who was in the country on an internship programme with the Centre. Trent’s visit was made possible through…