ROYAL SWAZI SPA’S BABSY CHARGED WITH DISHONESTY

MBABANE – His job is at stake after attending a SNYC function during working hours.
SNYC is an acronym for the Swaziland National Youth Council.

This is the story of Royal Swazi Spa Hotel and Casino Sales Manager Babsy Mavuso, who is also the chairman of the SNYC Board.
He is now in trouble with his employer for allegedly attending a function called by SNYC while he was expected to be at work.
Swazi Spa Hotel and Casino had since charged Mavuso with dishonesty or dereliction of his duties, which according to its policy, was a dismissible offence.

He has also been slapped with a charge of allegedly exhibiting a behaviour which was not in the best interest of the company.
In the aforementioned charge, Mavuso is alleged to have poached or encouraged the company’s former sales executive to leave the company to work for SNYC.

This means that Mavuso is facing a total of two charges.
To cement its claim on the charge of dishonesty or dereliction of duties against Mavuso, to his charge sheet, the company had attached a newspaper article and pictures showing him interacting with some of those in attendance during the function which was held at SNYC offices at Enguleni House in Manzini.

This was during the official opening of the SNYC offices.
Notably, among those who were in attendance was the Minister of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs, David ‘Cruiser’ Ngcamphalala.
Mavuso is alleged to have committed the offence on February 8, 2018.

“You are charged with dishonesty; in that you had indicated to the company that you were not available and busy with the head office sales team from February 5, 2018 to February 9, 2018 and coincidentally you were able to attend during working time a function of SNYC on or around February 8, 2018,” reads part of Mavuso charge sheet.

Mavuso and the company are now at each other’s throats over external representation during the disciplinary hearing. The company is of the view that Mavuso only had a right of internal representation. 

This comes after Mavuso wrote to the management of the company, asking that he be allowed an external representative. “I have made efforts to solicit internal representation but my request has been met with great reluctance and unwillingness from my colleagues,” wrote Mavuso.

In the letter dated March 19, 2018, Mavuso further stated that he had no confidence that an internal representative would courageously and objectively represent him without fear or favour.
“I am therefore cognisant of the fact that any colleague who may want to represent me, I will be putting him or her in the firing line,” stated the sales manager.

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