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- noun Plural form of
lilangeni .
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Examples
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Former finance minister Majozi Sithole said in his budget speech at the start of the year that corruption cost the country about 40 million emalangeni (4.8 million dollars, 3.3 million euros) every month.
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"This country is losing a lot of money through illicit dealings and we would like him to name the minister and have him prosecuted instead of telling us that there was a minister with 30 million emalangeni in his account," he told AFP.
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The cost of the festivities would cost close to 50 million emalangeni (4.2 million euros or 6.5 million dollars).
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The government says the party is costing 20 million emalangeni (12.6 million dollars), but critics estimate it is costing several times that.
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The move comes after Prime Minister Absalom Themba Dlamini told parliament earlier this week that one unnamed cabinet minister had amassed more than 30 million emalangeni (four million dollars/2.5 million euros) in his bank account and would now be investigated by the
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Two weeks ago, the Swazi government splashed out 100 million emalangeni (12.2 million dollars, 8.5 million euros) for a controversial double anniversary to celebrate independence from Britain and the king's birthday.
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The state-sponsored celebration attracted widespread controversy and set the country back by 100 million emalangeni.
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The government says the party is costing 20 million emalangeni (12.6 million dollars) but civil society estimates it is costing several times that.
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The bash, at a cost estimated between 20 million and 50 million emalangeni (2.1 million to 5.7 million euros), drew criticism from rights groups but the king said it helped boost national morale.
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Mduduzi Nicks Dlamini agreed to pay a fine of 5,000 emalangeni
qroqqa commented on the word emalangeni
plural of lilangeni, the monetary unit of Swaziland
July 8, 2008