SANDLANE TARGETS VOTE-OF-NO-CONFIDENCE BACKERS

MBABANE – It’s game on! That there is no love lost between Matsapha Town Council Mayor Sandlane Zwane and some councillors is in the public domain, but things are getting nastier by the day.

While the councillors prepare for a vote-of-no-confidence against the mayor scheduled for Monday (tomorrow), Zwane is also launching counter-attacks against his detractors.

In the firing line are Councillors Musa Ndzimandze and Mfanufikile Dlamini who are seconding the vote-of-no-confidence motion that is expected to be moved by Councillor Bongani Mamba – another of Zwane’s foes.
Even though Zwane flatly denied to this publication that he was fighting fire with fire, it can be proven that he is making moves to oust Ndzimandze and Dlamini from council.

Regarding Councillor Mfanufikile Dlamini, sources within the municipality said Zwane approached the Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force, where the former is employed, to ascertain if they allowed employees to hold a parallel political position.

approached Commander

“We have been told that he approached Army Commander Sobantu Dlamini and asked him about this, but we don’t know if he was able to get what he wanted,” said one of the sources.

This has been confirmed by the army commander who said he met Zwane and he told him that members of the army were not allowed to participate in politics.
“Usually, issues of political positions require that permission be sought from one’s superiors. Members of the army have to get permission to take up political positions and be relieved of their responsibilities in the army.

You cannot hold two jobs at the same time. You cannot take up political position without permission from the army.  Because councillors engage in politics, they have to leave the army uniform behind just like it happens with Parliament positions where they have to take leave of absence from their employment. They can return to the army once their political term of office comes to an end,” the commander said.

He said Councillor Dlamini has to ditch the army uniform if he wants to continue with the municipal position.
“I told Sandlane that soldiers cannot be councillors at the same time. If you hold two jobs, you will not execute both of them efficiently but you will do a shoddy job in one of them,” said the army boss.              

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