On Wednesday, 21 February, Macmillan Education Swaziland celebrated International Mother Tongue Day at the Royal Swazi Sun Convention Centre. The event was well attended by officials from the Ministry of Education, Tibiyo Taka Ngwane Managing Director, Dr. Absalom Dlamini, the local press, SiSwati authors, some local schools as well as Sands, our local SiSwati hitmaker.

Students from St. Frances Primary School African drums team.		From left to right - Mr. Sibusiso Mkhonta (Member on the SiSwati Board), Mrs. Busisiwe Simelane (MD Macmillan Education eSwatini), Mrs. Sibongile Mtshali (Acting Principal Secretary Ministry of Education and Training), Dr. A.T Dlamini (MD Tibiyo Taka Ngwane), Mr. Nkomeini Ntiwane (SiSwati author), Mrs. Stella Lukhele (MP for Kwaluseni)		Picture of the back of the Mother Tongue Day T-Shirt with slogan
Macmillan Education eSwatini team		Ex-Prime Minister and Tibiyo Taka Ngwane Managing Director, Dr. AT Dlamini, and Nkomeini Ntiwane, SiSwati author arrive at the event		Sands (singer of Tigi) gives a motivational speech about supporting and encouraging a love for the SiSwati language