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Mbabane
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Mbabane

Country
Eswatini
Population
95K
Projects
1
First project
2024
Best evidence
Official
Last verified
2 August 2026

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Mbabane became Eswatini's smart-city pilot in 2024, when a roughly $2m Taiwanese grant funded the kingdom's first coordinated camera and 5G network in the capital's core intersections — modest in scale, but enough to win international recognition at Taipei's 2026 Smart City Summit.

The atlas documents 1 project in Mbabane: 1 still running without a verdict. The entry carries an evidence grade — the strongest here is official (1 entry) — and links its sources.

All 1 project in Mbabane

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📡 Mbabane Smart City & 5G Project 🏛️ Official since 2024 · Live →

Outcome: 1 ongoing — Evidence: 1 official

Compare with other cities

🇲🇦 Casablanca Casablanca Urban Video Surveillance Network Both are camera-and-command-centre builds funded outside police budgets — Mbabane's by a Taiwanese grant, Casablanca's by its region. 🇨🇫 Bangui Sub-Riverine Fiber Connection Ring Different donors, same continent: Bangui's fibre ring cost AfDB and the EU about $36M, Mbabane's project a $2M Taiwanese grant. 🇵🇭 San Fernando City Smart City Phase II Control Center Both bundle CCTV, disaster sensors and connectivity into one small-city command centre — Mbabane's cost $2M, San Fernando's cost P220M.

Official strategy and sources

↗ Municipal Council of MbabaneThe organization driving the city's smart-city work.
📎 Cite this city

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Smart-city projects in Mbabane, Eswatini.” The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/cities/mbabane/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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