King asks for help
MANZINI – His Majesty King Mswati III urged the nation to come up with ideas that could bring the kingdom out of the financial crisis.
"We need ideas to make the current crisis a thing of the past," he said.
The king spoke during the opening of the Swaziland International Trade Fair 2011 at Mavuso Trade and Exhib-ition Centre yesterday.
This year’s theme is ‘Focusing on Productivity to contribute to economic Reco-very.’
He said ideas were a very important part of getting the country on the road to recovery.
peace
In order for the ideas to work, the country needed to maintain its peace as it was necessary for the business sector to flourish.
"As a nation, we need to treasure the peace and sustainability that we have. The dialogue and the solving of our differences through peaceful means is a hallmark of this nation, which has been passed on by our leaders from one generation to the other," said the king.
He urged everyone not to lose the unique trait (peace) and go down in history as one of those who failed to resolve their differences through peaceful means.
He said the Swazi economy was going through challenging times and therefore, people needed to remind themselves that once the bottom has been reached, the only way to go is up.
"We can move up when we all hold hands together and work towards a common good, which is the recovery of our economy.
The nation will know that we shall be holding our national dialogue next month."
"We look forward to robust discussions of issues that will assist in the recovery of our economy," he stated.
Meanwhile, addressing the theme of this year’s event, he said the country should focus more on the areas where productivity was slow.
This can only be realised when the business sector vigorously concentrates on productive areas where there is a competitive advantage.
Convinced
The king was convinced that this method would help Swaziland identify areas where self-sufficiency was possible and also where it was not.
"It is events like the Swaziland International Trade Fair that avail opportunities for our business sector to gauge strengths and weaknesses so that they can adjust to compete competitively in the regional and global economy," he said.
His Majesty noted the need to establish a good brand for Swazi products.
He said it was time to align thinking and consumption patterns with local products.
The king said the ongoing discussions between the southern African Development Community (SADC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the Eastern African Community (AEC) would give the kingdom the required market for Swazi products.
He also noted the importance of positioning the country so that it gained from the benefits that accrued from trade agreements.
Later in the afternoon, His Majesty embarked on a tour of some of the business stalls at the Trade Fair.
Throughout his time at the Trade Fair, he was acco-mpanied by Teodoro Ma-ngue, Minister of Agric-ulture in Equatorial Guinea.
19 countries here for fair
MANZINI – Jabu Mas-hwama, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade said Trade Fair exhibitors have increased by 20 per cent.
She said there were 120 exhibitors of various kinds of businesses. Records have shown that there were 25 more of them. She said 19 countries from across Africa have participated, such as Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho and so on.
The minister also highlighted that another difference with this year’s event was a competition in which the first prize would be a brand new car. The second prize is a motorbike, while the third is a laptop and printer.
The fourth is a refrigerator and the fifth a weekend for two at Pigg’s Peak’s Orion Hotel.
For one to stand a chance to win, they have to visit business stalls and even register that they have been there.
Mashwama thanked some of the sponsors for the event, which included the Republic of Taiwan which provided E40 000 and also the Salgaocar company.
Lost and found: 20 children
MANZINI – The official opening of the Swazi-land International Trade Fair yesterday saw a huge attend-ance of children.
Different types of motorised merry-go-rounds proved to be a strong crowd puller. They took endless fun-rides on the machines which came in the form of horses, cars and rotating circle cages. A magician by the name of Rapunza prov-ed to be a very popular attract-ion as he showed them various tricks. He spent almost an hour on stage and capitalised on the strong participation of his audience. However, by the end of the day almost 20 children were lost and found by their parents. Lost children were placed behind the stage until their parents showed up.
Meanwhile, before the king delivered his speech, enterta-iners included gospel artist Phathwakahle, Nonhle Mthet-hwa and Correctional Services Band.
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