Cabinet given list of priorities

Organisations that represent various groups of people in different sectors believe that the ministers have a mammoth task to satisfy the desires of the people and improve the standard of living.

Their general perception is that the ministers should prioritise honesty and integrity in the execution of their duties.

Furthermore, the ministers are expected to consult with various sectors to ensure a balanced implementation of policies that will see the lives of the entire Swazi nation improve drastically.

It is also anticipated that the Prime Minister, Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini, will implement the review policy for Cabinet minister to promote their efficiency.

The idea of having contracts for ministers that will be reviewed annually or after every two years has been viewed as a viable method of ensuring prompt and efficient service delivery.

However, some of the organisations blatantly condemned the entire system of government saying it did not offer solutions for development.

Their gripe was that the strategy of appointing Cabinet ministers did not present a fair outlook of a government that would serve the interests of the people.

Their perception is that a multi party system is the only viable method of setting up a government that will seriously look into the interests of the people.

"Our position is firm that the system of governance in this country cannot change the lifestyle of the people because it is not answerable to the people. We have a collection of people who don’t have manifestos that have been sanctioned by the people they should represent," said Secretary General of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions (SFTU) Jan Sithole.

Sithole said it was only when the country had a government that would be answerable to the people that change in the people’s lives could be realised.

Secretary General of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) Dominic Nxumalo also shared the same sentiments.

"We have many concerns, which we raised long ago, but they have not been addressed. The ministers come and go and nothing is done to our concerns. It’s because of the system of governance. The authorities appoint just anyone who does not even have a track record of issues that deal with the portfolio to which that person is assigned. That is most often you find that those people in positions of power are mostly concerned about enriching them-selves," Nxumalo said.

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