AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBushfire Festival travel pulse: Eswatini’s Ministry of Home Affairs reports 26,774 arrivals over Thursday and Friday, a slight rise on last year, with Ngwenya Border Post down to 12,517 (960 fewer than 2025) as festival flows continue. Festival economy push: MTN Bushfire Festival has wrapped up another edition at House on Fire, while Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini challenged organisers to double the event’s economic impact by 2027. Border rules for travellers: From 1 June, South Africa’s SARS requires foreign-registered vehicles (including those from eSwatini) to be declared via its Traveller Management System or at ports of entry, with passport and vehicle details needed to avoid delays. Regional tourism integration: Justice ministers in Victoria Falls are set to discuss the SADC Tourism UNIVISA, aiming for a unified visa for transit and tourism stays across participating states. UAE–Eswatini travel ease: The UAE and Eswatini signed a mutual visa exemption MoU to make travel smoother for citizens and boost people-to-people links.
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