MATSAPHA COUNCIL GETS FRESH BLOOD

 MBABANE – There are new sheriffs in the Matsa- pha town. Following the dismissal of the former Matsapha Town Council councillors by the Minister of Hous- ing and Urban Development, Prince Simelane, he has since announced a new interim council. 

The council will be chaired by Alice Russo, who is a former Mayor of Matsapha.  The minister, through a press statement, stated that in exercise of powers conferred by Section 110 of the Urban Government Act of 1969, he was issuing a notice whereby he an- nounced the eight-member Board. The new councillors according to the minister would be in office from April 18, 2019 and for a period not exceeding the life of the current term of councillors.

  This means that they will be in office until 2022. A majority of the new councillors all have experience in the governing of towns and another is a chairper- son of the Matsapha Ratepayers Association.  The minister’s an- nouncement comes about a month after he dismissed the former Matsa- pha councillors. During an interview yesterday, the new chairperson (Russo) said she was privileged and honoured to have been appointed into the council.  She said she hoped that she

and the new members would be able to work together for the betterment of the town. “We will pull the reins together and deliver a Matsapha which will be appreciated by the people and the country as a whole,” she said. Another member of the council, Steven Motsa, said although he had not formally received the informa- tion, he was honoured to be part of the team which would restore the image of the town.

He said even though he was not sure of the new councillor’s mandate, it was impor- tant that the country’s economy be revived and that Matsapha was a key player in this regard.  “We hope that a majority of the eight new compa- nies which were announced by the

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade will set up shop in Matsa- pha,” said Motsa. He said although he would hear from the minister and chairperson on their mandate, their priority would be service delivery for the residents of Matsapha. Also appointed into the council was Under Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade, Nkululeko Dlamini. Another councillor is Zwakele Dlamini, who is the Regional Sec- retary in the Shiselweni Region, under the Ministry of Tinkhundla Administration and Development.  The minister also filled vacancies in other town councils which in- clude Pigg’s Peak, Malkerns and Ezulwini.

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