Times Of Swaziland: ‘BOMBER’ QUESTIONED ON CEO MAXWELL JELE’S APPOINTMENT

‘BOMBER’ QUESTIONED ON CEO MAXWELL JELE’S APPOINTMENT
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Pholsile Hlophe on 31/01/2022 10:13:00


EZULWINI – The appointment of Maxwell Jele to assume the position of EOCGA
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from acting vice president was brought under
critical scrutiny by members of the association.
This was prior to the elections process which was the last item on the agenda
during the 24th General Assembly of the Association. Athletics Eswatini (AE)
President Zakhele Dlamini brought to the table the issue of Jele’s
appointment, arguing that the position should have been advertised.
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Dlamini punched holes on the executive board for taking and implementing
decisions without notifying the association’s members. “We expected that the
position would be advertised. We are not doubting the credentials of the
secretary general, but it’s the manner in which the process was done. Is it
the precedence we want to set? Mr president, we are not being exemplary if we
take big decisions simply because we say someone was available for the job. We
hope you are taking this as a lesson and remember that we are being watched by
the international community,” Dlamini said.
He further said the Board should have made a recommendation the consult with the
association’s members before endorsing Jele as the CEO. “Once you make a
recommendation, you should then ask the members for approval,” he said.
Humbled by the meeting’s critics, the president admitted guilty and thanked
the members for cautioning him and his board.
He said this was a learning curve going forward. “Let me take this opportunity
to appreciate all of you and your participation even though some of you had the
guts to tell me where to back off. As members of the board, we have benefitted
from and we take this as a lesson that will help us do things the right way
going forward,” Mthethwa said. This was Mthethwa’s first General Assembly
after his election last year that forced him to give up his position as Eswatini
Football Association’s President (EFA) after a combined 24 years in charge.