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PSU's CALL A MASS MEETING AFTER FRIDAY (3 OCTOBER 2025) JNF MEETING

  Pictured above: PSUs members at the entrance of the Ministry of Public services in Mbabane in June 2025. Picture by the ELI Written by Fundizwi Sikhondze The Public Services Union leaders have called a mass meeting  for all public services union members or civil servants at the SNAT Center in Manzini on Monday 06 October 2025 at 0900 in the morning. The announcement was made by the PSU leaders on Friday 03 October 2025 in their online report back session after a meeting of the Joint Negotiations Forum (JNF) where they met with the negotiating team of the Government of Eswatini. The PSUs comprise of National Public Service and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU), the Swaziland National Government Accounting Personnel (SNAGAP), the  Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) and the Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU).  The mass meeting is expected to receive a report from the leaders of the PSU's on what transpired at the JNF on Friday 03 October 2025, ther...
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TUCOSWA PRESIDENT CALLS FOR WORKER UNITY

  Pictured Above: TUCOSWA President Bheki Mamba addressing the SNAT 79th/71st Annual Conference of Delegates The president of the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland ( TUCOSWA ) Comrade Bheki Mamba has called for the unity of all workers in Eswatini . President Mamba made these remarks while addressing the 79th/77th Annual Conference of the teachers union, the  Swaziland National Association of Teachers ( SNAT ) that was held in Matsapha from 26th and 28th September 2025. The conference theme stated, "Strengthening workplace organisation through massive recruitment and deepening class consciousness" The president addressed several issues in his slightly above 30 minute address at the conference including imploring SNAT to use their conference to discuss issues including the Employment Bill 2025 and its implications of the hiring of teachers, the quality of education in Eswatini , harassment and sexual abuse at the workplace ,Employment of teachers on precarious contracts, t...

NAPSAWU COMMENCES SALARY REVIEW MEMBERSHIP CONSULTATIONS ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2025

  NAPSAWU Acting General Secretary Comrade Msimeto Malindzisa (Picture Credit: NAPSAWU Facebook page) Written by Fundizwi Sikhondze On Sunday 21 September 2025 public sector trade union, the National Public Service and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU) announced that they would be commencing with nationwide membership consultations on the salary review report on Monday 22 and on Tuesday 23 September 2025.  The announcement was made by the NAPSAWU Acting General Secretary (AGS) Comrade Msimeto Malindzisa on the union’s facebook page. AGS Msimeto announced that they are commencing with the consultations after being contacted by the consultant on Friday 19 th September 2025 whereat the union was given the green light to commence consultations with members on the report . The AGS further announced that each of the four region of Eswatini would host two consultation meetings, at two different towns, one to be held at 10 am and another at 1400hrs on each of the two days. ...

FINANCE MINISTER COMPROMISES CRUCIAL PUBLIC SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS, PSUs REJECT HIS SENTIMENTS

Public Services workers protesting in Mbabane (Credit: File picture) Witten by Fundizwi Sikhondze   The Eswatini Minister for Finance Neal Rijkenberg is suspected to have compromised collective bargaining or negotiations in the public service. The minister made the now controversial remarks on Tuesday 26th August 2025 while conducting what could be seen as a routine interview with state broadcasting channel, the Eswatini Television for their news feature, Market View.  During the interview when the subject of the salary review was broached the Minister expressed fear that financial constraints on the government may make the recommendations difficult to implement. "As a government as you know we have provided half a billion as a pre-emptive budget amount for salary review, To try and find more money in this year's budget will be very very be difficult and so unfortunately if the salary review is showing to be a much higher number we going to have to probably maybe negotiate wit...

PRE FINAL SALARY REVIEW REPORT RELEASED TO PSUs

  Pictured Above: Ministry of Public Service and Administration Principal Secretary Mthunzi Shabangu (L) receiving the Pre Final Salary Review and Jobs Grading report from Emergency Growth/Umelusi Consulting's Siphephiso Dlamini (R). Picture credit: SNAT Platform. Written by Fundizwi Sikhondze The pre final draft report of the public service Salary Review and Jobs Grading report was released to the participants of Joint Negotiations Forum on Tuesday 9 th September 2025 by the consultancy team, a partnership comprising of Emergency Growth and Umalusi Consultancy. The report was symbolically delivered to the leader of the government negotiations team and Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Public Service and Administration, Mthunzi Shabangu. The Public Sector Unions, namely, National Public Service and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU),the Swaziland National Government Accountants Personnel (SNAGAP), Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) and the Swaziland Democratic ...

PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR PROMISED SALARY AND JOB GRADING REPORT

  PSU leaders at the Ministry of Public Service in Mbabane on 02 July 2025 (Picture Credit: Eswatini Labour Insight) Written by Fundizwi Sikhondze (Eswatini Labour Insight Publisher) The public services workers represented by the Public Services Unions (PSUs) - namely the National Public Services and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU), Swaziland National Association of Government Accounting Personnel (SNAGAP), the Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU) and the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) - continue with their wait for the delivery of salary review report by the consultant, a joint venture of Umelusi Consultants and Emergency Growth Consultancy project.  The delays in the release of the report two weeks after the delivery of the draft report on the 15th August 2025 continue to cause tensions between the PSUs and the Eswatini government.  In the JNF that took place on 21st August 2025 the government and the consultant had failed to produce and p...

ESWATINI PARLIAMENT OPENS PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ENPF BILL (2025)

  Pictured Above: Workers marching to King Sobhuza II Stadium,Nhlangano (File Picture) Written by Fundizwi Sikhondze The Eswatini Parliament through the office of the Clerk to Parliament has released a public notification  informing the public of public hearings for the contentious piece of legislation, the Eswatini National Pension Fund Bill, 2025 (Bill No.13 of 2025). The public public hearing process according to the public notice will be to the portfolio committee of labour and social security as they are currently in the process of reviewing the bills. Further the announcement stated that submissions can be made both in writing and orally. The email for the submission is as follows; elubumbeni2@gmail.com or adminparl@swazi.net The ENPF Bill (2005) is a legislative piece that seeks amongst several objectives to ,establish the Eswatini National Pension Fund (ENPF). to convert the Eswatini National Provident Fund to the Eswatini National Pension Fund, to make provision for...