STA’S ERIC MASEKO’S CONTRACT EXPIRES

MBABANE – The Swaziland Tourism Authority (STA) is without a substantive CEO because the contract of Eric Maseko has expired.

The Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs Christopher Gamedze has confirmed that Maseko’s contract came to an end. The minister said they were working around the clock to appoint Maseko’s successor within the next three months.
Asked who would make decisions and ensure efficient administration of the authority in the interim, Gamedze said there had been an individual that was earmarked to lead STA, albeit on an acting basis.
“I can confirm that the CEO’s contract has lapsed but can assure there will be no vacuum since there will be an acting CEO that will ensure that work continues without any major challenges,” Gamedze disclosed.
When pressed to state who was the acting CEO, the minister requested to be given until next week to make a public announcement.

Further queried why he was not in a position to state who the acting CEO was since he claimed there would be no vacuum following expiration of Maseko’s contract, Gamedze said they were still following due processes to officialise the appointment.

Probed what these due processes he was referring to were, the minister said he had already received a recommendation from the Board of Directors that he would table before Swaziland Committee of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) for approval. When asked to comment on his contract Maseko humbly referred all questions to the board chairperson. Board Chairperson Nomsa Mabila refused to engage on STA issues that were being dealt with at board level to the media. She also requested that all questions regarding expiration of Maseko’s contract to the minister.  “I can only confirm that the contract has expired,” she briefly said.
When it was put to her that the minister had informed the Business Desk that a name had been forwarded to him as a recommendation from her board, she insisted that she would not publicly comment any further.   
   
                   

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