NELSIWE MABUZA TO CHAIR SEDCO BOARD

MBABANE – Nelsiwe Mabuza has been appointed Chairperson of the SEDCO Board of Directors.

Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo announced that he had appointed Mabuza to be in charge of the Small Enterprise Development Company (SEDCO) for the next three years. Mabuza replaces Senator Cleopas Dlamini.

“I am very excited that we have a high calibre leader who will bring new energy and thinking on how to support SMEs in an export-driven economy. She is one of the sharpest brains in the country,” said Khumalo.

Appointment

Reacting to the appointment, Mabuza said it was an honour to be appointed into the Board of SEDCO. She said she was humbled by the confidence shown in her abilities but also she remains awake to the challenges that exist in the sector and country at large.

“Our role as a Board will be to do our best to steer the organisation in the right direction and strive to accordingly make a positive impact,” Mabuza promised. 
Providing a brief run-down of the wealth of experience that she would bring into the SEDCO Board, Mabuza mentioned that she has involved for a few years as Chairperson of the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (EYA) where she gained insight as to what businesses at large were working towards, in the economy.

Exciting

“It has been exciting to participate first-hand,” Mabuza shared.
In relation to the announcement by government to the effect that the main driver of the economy going forward will be through the private sector, Mabuza said SEDCO was key to serving as support to government in its mandate to resuscitate the economy.

“As ‘custodian’ of the SME sector it is strategically positioned to be the bridge between business, government and the market at large.

Supporting

‘‘By best understanding the needs of business, supporting where we can (be it with education, funding or market linkages), SEDCO can go a long way in strengthening confidence to the sector,” Mabuza explained.

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