Driving Eswatini’s Digital Renaissance: Inside Ncamiso Xaba’s Bold New Ventures

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The digital landscape in Eswatini is undergoing a massive shift, and at the center of this transformation is Ncamiso Xaba. As an undergraduate researcher, youth leader, and the CEO of Imvelo Tech Group, Xaba is rapidly cementing his footprint as one of the country's most ambitious tech entrepreneurs.

Driven by a philosophy deeply rooted in community empowerment and structural innovation, Xaba’s work spans across vital sectors from agriculture to media. Today, we are shining a spotlight on his latest ventures that are set to redefine how Eswatini connects, consumes media, and supports its local creative economy.

📰 ES-PRESS: Unifying Eswatini’s Media Ecosystem

In an era driven by instant information, staying informed often means navigating a fragmented web of separate apps, social media pages, and print editions. Xaba’s answer to this challenge is ES-PRESS (Eswatini Media Hub).

ES-PRESS is a unified digital news aggregator designed to bring together Eswatini’s leading traditional and online media houses into a single, streamlined digital platform. By bridging the gap between legacy print journalism and modern digital consumption, ES-PRESS does not aim to replace traditional media. Instead, it acts as a powerful digital vehicle that amplifies local journalism, expands digital reach for media houses, and unlocks new digital advertising revenue streams.

For the average citizen, it means seamless, tech-driven access to trusted national stories, all in one place.

🎬 iTV: A New Stage for Local Creators and Sports

Eswatini boasts an incredible wealth of artistic, filmmaking, and athletic talent, yet distribution and monetization have long been steep hurdles for local creatives. Enter iTV.

iTV is a dedicated video streaming application tailored specifically for the country’s vibrant creative economy. Built to be the pulse of local entertainment, the application focuses on:

Indie Movies: Giving local filmmakers a premium platform to showcase and monetize their cinema.

 Local Sports: Bringing homegrown athletic matches, tournaments, and athletic stories directly to fans.

Live Broadcasting: Providing local broadcasters and content creators a direct channel to a global and domestic mobile audience.

By creating a structured marketplace for digital video content, iTV is positioned to turn local passion projects into sustainable creative careers.

🌾 The Broader Vision: Imvelo Tech Group

ES-PRESS and iTV are just pieces of a much larger puzzle. Under Xaba's leadership alongside co-founder Wamkelwe Siphamandla Mkhabela, Imvelo Tech Group is building a diverse digital ecosystem. This includes their flagship agricultural innovation work aimed at supporting smallholder farmers through AI-driven diagnostics and climate volatility analysis.

Whether it is solving bottlenecks for smallholder farmers or giving voice to local journalists and artists, Xaba’s ventures share a common thread: using technology to solve localized, real-world systemic challenges.

"Our mission is to build digital ecosystems that empower our communities, protect our local industries, and celebrate our unique national identity."

What’s Next?

With formal invitations already rolling out to major media houses and broadcast institutions across the country, the rollout of ES-PRESS and iTV marks a turning point for Eswatini tech. Ncamiso Xaba and his team at Imvelo Tech Group are proving that the future of African digital innovation isn't just about adopting global trends it's about engineering homegrown solutions that elevate society from the ground up.

Keep your eyes on the app stores Eswatini’s new digital hub is officially on the horizon.

Join the Conversation: Which platform are you most excited for? Are you ready to stream local cinema on iTV, or catch up on breaking news via ES-PRESS? Let us know in the comments below!


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