Times Of Swaziland: UNPACK DEVELOPMENT  UNUSUAL - EX-DPM

UNPACK DEVELOPMENT  UNUSUAL - EX-DPM
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BY STANLEY KHUMALO on 14/11/2013 05:31:00


MBABANE – The Former Deputy Prime Minister yesterday asked that government’s
‘development unusual’ mantra be unpacked.
Themba Masuku, now Shiselweni Regional Administrator (RA) said government should
unpack the new mantra it has adopted of ‘development unusual’. Masuku said
any position an individual is assigned to by the King is a platform to leave a
legacy; hence wherever he was assigned he performed to his utmost best.
The former Deputy Prime Minister also stated that he was shaken by the idea of
having to step in where there were chieftaincy disputes.
He also said Regional Administrators were employed through Section 83 of the
Constitution of Swaziland.
The Section reads thus:
(1) Each Region is headed by an administrative official called the Regional
Administrator.
(2) The Regional Administrator is appointed by the King on the advice of the
Minister responsible for Tinkhundla.
(3) The Regional Administrator shall convene and preside over meetings of the
Regional Council and perform such other functions as may be prescribed.
(4) A Regional Administrator has the status of a deputy minister and has such
other benefits and privileges as may be prescribed.
(5) A Regional Administrator may resign from office or be removed from office by
the King on the advice of the Prime Minister or after a resolution of no
confidence passed by a two-thirds majority of all members of the Regional
Council.
Masuku further requested that all ministries should unpack their priorities
which in turn would give direction to the RAs on what to do.
“All ministries should unpack their priorities and give us knowledge of what
to do as we need to help change the mindset of the citizenry to achieve
development. The minister (Tinkhundla) as our boss will call us and unpack the
mantra,” said Masuku.