Mbabane equips 48 youths with business, crochet skills
The Municipal Council of Mbabane partnered with two organisations to train young people in entrepreneurship and crocheting.
Graduates from a Mbabane programme now hold business and craft certificates: 48 young people completed training backed by the Municipal Council of Mbabane (MCM). Of them, 23 took entrepreneurship courses run with Kwakha Indvodza, covering tax compliance, financial management and other business basics over one week. 25 more learned crocheting through Crafty Hook, a local crochet business.
At the graduation, Mayor Thulani Mkhonto, city councillors and MCM Chief Executive Officer Gciniwe Fakudze presented the certificates. Fakudze told the graduates the training should be a starting point, and urged young women in particular to earn extra income with their hands. Mkhonto said a skill cannot be taken away from its holder, and urged graduates to use theirs to improve their livelihoods.
Buyiswa Nkambule, one of the entrepreneurship graduates, thanked Kwakha Indvodza and the council for the training. A separate Eswatini Positive News report says Ntombikayise Dlamini received a certificate for The Cozy Crochet Experience on 13 November 2026, and that Sisekelo Dlamini was the only male on that five-week course.
Why it mattersGraduates now hold recognised skills they can use to earn income, and Mayor Mkhonto has offered to help those ready to show their products at the first Mbabane Fashion Show.