Times Of Swaziland: UPROAR AS PM’S SON GETS SPTC TOP POST

UPROAR AS PM’S SON GETS SPTC TOP POST
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BY NOSIPHO SHONGWE on 13/08/2017 10:28:00


MBABANE – Swaziland Post and Telecommunications Corporation (SPTC) has been
accused of flouting employment policies in the hiring of the prime minister’s
son Muziwandile Dlamini as the new General Manager Finance.
A number of employees within the organisation have questioned the criteria used
to appoint Muziwandile, also known as Muzi, into the position of General Manager
Finance as they feel certain internal employment policies were flouted in order
to ensure that he eventually become the incumbent.
According to the employees who refused to be named as they fear victimisation
within the organisation, the position was not even advertised externally  as per
the standing policies to ensure that all possible qualifying candidates apply
for the position as it has been the case before for the position of General
Manager Finance (GMF) and the position of  Managing Director.
The concerns were brought to the attention of the Times SUNDAY after it was
announced that Dlamini had been appointed as the new GMF.
It was revealed that the hiring processes as stipulated by the public
enterprises (control and monitoring) Act, 1989 were deliberately ignored by SPTC
management.
The concerned employees allege that flouting of procedures by the organisation
was a normal occurrence.
“This is not the first time they have completely ignored procedures and
carried out their own wishes as management,” the source said.
The senior  source further alleged that even when the MD was hired, his position
was not advertised but was simply confirmed into the position without starting
by advertising his position externally though the print media.
The source went on to reveal that even now as workers, they have   no idea of
what is taking place in terms of the PM’s son’s employment.
“Without seeing any advertisements in the mainstream media, we have noted that
the highest positions which come with fat cheques are filled without following
the standard procedures,” alleged the source.
The source further told the Times SUNDAY that the same procedure (advertising
the post externally) had to be adhered to when recruiting a candidate to fill
the GMF’s position just like that of the MD.
He said that as workers, each time they demanded to see the new policies the
company is claiming to have utilised, they are never made available or said to
be at draft stage.
“We can only watch but there is nothing we can do because the way things are
done brings disgruntlement among ourselves,” the source said.
The source went on to say that the company was advertising the position of
Financial Manager which was left vacant by Muzi.