NAPSAWU SUSPENDS QUINTON DLAMINI OVER HOUSE PURCHASE

MBABANE – A house purchase scandal which has rocked NAPSAWU has resulted in the union suspending its former president Quinton Dlamini.

NAPSAWU is an acronym for National Public Service and Allied Workers Union. Dlamini, who is now the chairperson of the Manzini branch of NAPSAWU, has been suspended from participating in all activities of the union. His suspension comes after the union set up a commission of inquiry to investigate how he purchased the house and the amount involved thereto. Dlamini is accused of having purchased the house without the consent of the executive of the union. The house is situated at Trelawney Park in Manzini. Dlamini was served with a letter of suspension on April 5, 2018. The letter was signed by the union’s Secretary General Celumusa Tembe.

Decision

“I am directed to instruct you that the National General Council of February 1, 2018, took a decision to suspend you. This decision was subsequently confirmed by the mid – term conference on March 1, 2, 2018. Your suspension is in relation to your role in the purchase of Portion 25 of Farm Trelawney Park, when you held office of the president of the union,” reads part of the letter. Dlamini was further informed that his suspension was pending until finalisation of the work of the inquiry. The commission’s terms of reference are: to look and establish how the union entered into the deed of sale of Portion 25 of Farm No.868 Trelawney Park; look into why the 2013 Congress secretariat report states that the union had not entered into an agreement for the sale of the house, yet the deed of sale reflects that the agreement was signed on January 27, 2013; establish how much was the purchase price of the house; how much was the union supposed to pay Nompumelelo Vilakati (former owner of the house) and how much was the union supposed to pay in total to the bank.

The matter has also been reported to the Fraud department of the Royal Swaziland Police and the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC). Dlamini is, however, denying to have purchased the house without the knowledge of the other executive members.  He claimed that the decision to purchase the house was a collective resolution by the then national executive of the union. He said it was a mystery as to why he should be the only one suspended if there was any wrongdoing. Giving a background of the matter, Dlamini alleged that in the year 2010, NAPSAWU at its congress, resolved to acquire property to save the union from rental costs which were forever escalating. According to Dlamini, an expedition for such started soon thereafter but the funds were not sufficient enough at that point in time. “On or about the month of September 2012, I heard about a house that was about to be auctioned for failure to settle a debt and the owner wanted someone to buy her out and proceed with the bond,” alleged the unionist.

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