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 (from 13,477) as more movement is expected around the MTN Bushfire weekend. Border operations: Ngwenya Border Post saw heavy queues and fast-moving passport stamping as festival-goers poured in from South Africa, with telecom vendors selling SIM cards to help visitors stay connected. Tourism integration push: Justice ministers across SADC meet in Victoria Falls with the proposed SADC Tourism UNIVISA on the agenda, aiming for a unified visa for transit and tourism stays to make the region easier to explore. Visa and travel facilitation: The UAE and Eswatini signed a mutual visa exemption MoU to ease travel for citizens and boost people-to-people links. Regional travel compliance: South Africa’s SARS introduced a traveller declaration system for foreign-registered vehicles from 1 June 2026, affecting travellers from SACU countries including eSwatini. Local tourism economy: MTN Bushfire wrapped up with thousands of visitors, while Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini challenged the festival to double its economic impact by 2027. Digital banking at events: FNB Eswatini used Bushfire as a platform to promote cashless payments, deploying ATMs and speedpoint devices onsite.
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