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New development projects

    JOHANNESBURG

    Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini of Swaziland has unveiled major new development projects as part of a Millennium plan aimed at boosting employment and expanding transport, industry and tourism infrastructure.

    News reports on Wednesday said the biggest project involved a new international airport for the Kingdom which shares borders with Mozambique and South Africa. The Matsapha International Airport in Swaziland cannot accommodate large passenger jets. A new hotel with 500 rooms billed as the largest in the country, and a nearby convention centre are also planned.

    Factory shells for lease to manufacturing and other industry will be erected in all four of the country’s regions, the reports quoted Dlamini as saying. He said the projects would be implemented within the next three years through a mix of government, private industry and donor funding.

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