5 000 JOBS TO BE DELIVERED IN JAN

MANZINI - The rate of unemployment in the country will greatly decline as of January next year. 

This is because the creation of the about 5 000 jobs, courtesy of Kellogg’s, Trade Hub and Johnson Investments is at an advanced stage. This was revealed by the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade, Manqoba Khumalo, yesterday during a tour wherein his ministry was inspecting at the progress of the aforementioned project sites with members of his portfolio committee in the House of Assembly. This initiative forms part of the achievement of the ministry in terms of development for the past six months since the coming into effect of the Strategic Road map 2019-2023. 

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The tour commenced at Kellogg’s site in Matsapha where the portfolio committee members learned that the company wanted to start with the noodles making factory but they then expressed their interest to expand their investment to produce cornflakes. The portfolio committee members also became acquainted with the fact that the establishment of the factory would signify that many emaSwatini will be able to supply a lot of maize to Kellogg’s. Thereafter, the portfolio committee members were shown  the  Johnson factory site which is also located in Matsapha as well where they learnt that the company wants to create about 3 000 jobs and that the construction process would be completed by the end of this year. From Jonson factory, the delegation went to the Trade Hub where the projections were to the effect that by the end of December 31 this year, the entire structure would be ready for use. The structure will shelter vendors who ply their trade at the Manzini Satellite Bus Rank given the fact that their current site of business was already congested.

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