DPM ENDORSES LEGEND'S MEMOIR

Mbabane – It was a day of appreciation and thanksgiving for the selfless work  Dr. Thandiwe Dlamini has accomplished throughout the years.

Dubbed as a woman of firsts, Doctor Thandiwe Dlamini’s noble deeds were spoken highly of and the room was filled with ‘ahhs’ from the heartwarming words to the legend. The event was warm and welcoming and by 3pm, the room was filled with Dlamini’s close friends and family along with her industry acquaintances. The book launch had keen speakers awaiting the opportunity to highlight their experiences with Dlamini, and the most memorable speaker of the event was Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), Themba Masuku. “Thandiwe LaFunwako, thank you for being the woman that you are, for being the example that you are,” were the words shared by the  DPM, Themba Masuku at Mountain View on Friday.

Launch

The event was to of celebrate the book launch of Dlamini’s newly published autobiography titled, ‘The Blessed Life”. The event was blessed with the presence of the DPM, Minister of Health, Lizzie Nkosi and the Bishop of the Diocese Jose Luis Gerardo Ponce de Leon in Manzini. There were beautiful speeches shared by Dlamini’s close friends and family who shared of her inspirational work of saving lives as a nurse. She was dubbed as a very selfless and powerful woman. The DPM also had much to say about Dlamini, especially because she was her health care provider when he was at the Hlatikhulu Government Hospital. Masuku spoke about how she would gently wake the patients, take care of them, make their beds and comfort them.

Masuku also highlighted that Dlamini impressed him, when at age 18 she was tasked at a mortuary and she took it heads on. Dr Dlamini was said to be a woman of firsts. She was the first woman to lead the Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross in 1974. She founded the Mater Dolorosa Church Clinic in 2001. She has received numerous awards for her work including a Leadership Award from the Desmond Tutu Awards.

Accomplishments

Dlamini was said to value mostly the grace of helping people. In 1984 when the country was hit by cyclone Domonia, she worked non-stop doing voluntary work helping all those who were affected. Masuku mentioned just a few of the many accomplishments by Dlamini and after he was taken aback by all his experiences, he decided to take a copy of the memoir home.
Masuku called up Dlamini and asked if she may do him the honours of handing him the first copy to be sold and the exchange was sealed off with Masuku handing the money to Dlamini’s husband, Zibuse Dlamini who also was the first Swazi doctor.

The programme director at the event Busi Sibandze also had heartwarming memories of Dlamini that she shared opening the floor to other speakers namely; Minister of Health, Lizzie Nkosi and Bishop of Diocese also spoke a bit on the work and life of Dlamini. Nkosi spoke of Dlamini being a rock and her role model. Her selfless acts shone when she had to abandon her nursing profession after it was discovered that she was married to a medical doctor. This was not allowed at the time and she was forced to abandon either of the two, her love or her profession. She changed courses immediately, but the passion pushed her, and she didn’t abandon her husband. She continued helping people even after she retired from the Red Cross.

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