{"id":85348,"date":"2026-02-19T17:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-opens-parliament-with-speech-from-the-throne"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:15:01","slug":"king-mswati-opens-parliament-with-speech-from-the-throne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-opens-parliament-with-speech-from-the-throne","title":{"rendered":"King Mswati Opens Parliament with Speech from the Throne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong> <\/span><b>King Mswati will on Friday, officially open Parliament and further deliver the Speech from the Throne.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Neal Rijikernberg will then deliver the Budget Speech next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eswatini<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. 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