JABULANI NXUMALO BACKS MANGOLOLO

MBABANE – Former unionist Jabulani Nxumalo fully supports Mangololo Eswatini.

Although he did not confirm being an official member of the newly-formed movement that is against multiparties in the kingdom, he said he was in support of all what they stood for. He said Mangololo seemed to want peace, national cohesion and transformation as life was a continuous process of improvement. “I understand and I am in favour of their movement. I also think they have taken long to get established as their movement is very necessary,” said Nxumalo. According to Nxumalo, what the country needed was implementation and making hard decisions on policies that the kingdom had. He said the international relations needed to be strengthened to articulate where the country came from, where it was currently and where it was going.
“What I follow in Mangololo is that they are trying to answer the questions of investment policy, economic policy and direction. This is something tangible that they are talking about and they raise the need to intensify investment, job creation which is all brilliant and what is most important is that they are addressing the youth who are the future,” he said.

Aggressive

Nxumalo said the youth needed an aggressive absorption into the labour market. In his view, Mangololo Eswatini was giving them hope. He said if people would take some time to listen to Mangololo Eswatini, they would notice the great ideas that they were bringing forward. “The implementation of decentralisation, which means taking government services to the people while absorbing the youth into self-determination and self-reliance, is very important,” he said. He said Mangololo also talked about maximum usage of resources, including youth funds. “Recently, a Member of Parliament moved a motion to say that we need to change the regulations and make it easier for people to have access to the Regional Development Fund. It is not easy to gather 10 people to share the same views, hence an individual should be able to approach his constituency and sell his idea to get funds for development,” said Nxumalo. He said it was also important to notice that the movement also spoke about international relations with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and beyond.

“The other fact that I really appreciate about Mangololo Eswatini is that they are saying let us talk issues without emotions but respect. They say we need to talk about issues that impact the people positively,” said Nxumalo. He further highlighted that it was important not to dwell on the past but focus on the future. “I plead and pray that Mangololo Eswatini does not change their mission and goal.  I hope that they do not end up being a vehicle that will want to take power and start discussing regime change,” said Nxumalo. The former deputy mayor further expressed hope that Mangololo would not get tempted to change but needed to continue being an auxiliary vehicle for national cohesion and national development as well as an investment vehicle, while giving confidence to investors.

“They need to resolve all issues like it happens in industrial relations where you resolve issues.  I like what Mangololo stands for, they are saying that as a nation we are interrelated and there is no justification for me to hurt the next person,” he added. Nxumalo said he was also impressed by the fact that Mangololo agreed that there was no perfect situation in life and people improved in time. He added that what was important was how one improved the situation. “I wish they would be given more time to be heard, people need to give them a chance to express their views and mission,” he said.

Peacefully

He added that Mangololo was preaching what the nation needed to transform and progress peacefully without losing its identity. He highlighted that the idea of technology was a benefit to everyone but it should not be used as a tool for distraction. “A cellphone is now being used as a weapon. Other people have taken advantage of the young minds that are economically viable and able to do several things that will benefit the nation,” he added. Nxumalo said some people had taken advantage of the world economic meltdown and raised intangible reasons to fight; stressing the importance of research on issues similar to what the new movement seemed to be focusing on. “There is a worldwide phenomenon according to Mangololo Eswatini and the question is how to rebuild the economy without hurting ourselves. Destroying infrastructure or the next person simply means hurting yourself,” he further stated. 

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