Eswatini Labour Insight

  Pictured above: The newly appointed board of the PSPF posing with Minister Mabulala Maseko. The board also includes NAPSAWU President Bawinile Ndlovu (extreme right) ,SWADNU President Nokuthula Dlamini (2nd left) and SNAT Deputy President Bonginkosi Msibi (third from left with red tie). Former SNAT Secretary General Dominic Nxumalo also represents pensioners in the board. Picture credit: PSPF Facebook page. Written by Fundizwi Sikhondze Three (3) leaders of public service trade unions (PSUs) and one former leader have been appointed into the ten (10) member Board of Trustees (board) of the Public Services Pensions Fund (PSPF) by the Minister of Public Service Mabulala Maseko. The appointment of the board has been made in accordance with the Retirement Funds Act of 2025 which (part III) instructs retirement funds to have equal worker and employer representatives in the boards and  is effective from 1 st  July 2025 . The newly appointed PSPF board members are the presid...

  ENPF MARKS GOLDEN JUBILEE WITH 50 TH ANNIVESARY DINNER IN MANZINI   Picture: ENPF Board Chairperson Mduduzi Gina addressing the ENPF 50th Anniversary dinner in Manzini on Friday 11th July 2025. ( Picture courtesy of Yemaswati Channel live broadcast -screen shot) Written by Fundizwi Sikhondze On the evening of Friday 11 th July 2025 the premier social protection organisation in Eswatini the Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) hosted a dinner to mark 50 years of existence, its golden jubilee. The occasion was graced by the Eswatini Head of State, King Mswati III, the Prime Minister Mr Russell Dlamini, members of cabinet, the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the ENPF and the current Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Prince Lonkhokhela, trade union leaders and other dignitaries. The ENPF was established on 31 st August 1974 through an order by the then head of state, King Sobhuza II. According to archival historical record by the ENPF in 2024 after ...

  Written by Fundizwi Sikhondze The current Eswatini Government has in the past four years employed several tricks that invariably aimed to delay the review of salaries and grading for the over 40 000 central administration public service workers.  The contestation is believed to have emanated from a desire to clamp down on a wage bill increase. However in 2024 finally concrete progress was finally recorded as a consultant was selected and appointed to carry out the study for implementation in 2025/26 financial year. However a year later and at the time that the study report should be delivered and implemented it seems that the contestation continues as new barriers are being put in place to either water down or weaken the outcomes of the salary review and job grading study. The barriers include Global Financial Institutions in the form of the World Bank Group who recently released a report basically calling for the reduction of public service workers’ salaries even ami...

                                                        Comrade Ncamisile Dlamini ,TUCOSWA  Women Committee's 1st Deputy Chairperson and ATUSWA Treasurer General  In celebration of International Women's Day 2025 and women leaders of the trade union movement the Eswatini Labour Insight (ELI) brings you  an interview with one of the top women leaders in the country Comrade Ncamsile Dlamini.  Comrade Ncamsile currently serves  as the Treasurer General of the biggest trade union in the manufacturing sector , the Amalgamated Trade Union of Swaziland (ATUSWA). She also simultaneously serves as the 1st Deputy Chairperson of the TUCOSWA Women's Committee. The textile sector where comrade Ncami works in completely dominated by women labour however even as many victories have been recorded in the past comrade Ncamsile will relate some...

  Public service collective bargaining forum social partners have undergone collective bargaining and negotiating skills training Picture: The cover of the training manual for Collective Bargaining and Negotiations Skills Training (Picture courtesy of SNAT Platform) The public service collective bargaining forum , the Government Negotiations Forum (GNF), social partners recently underwent Collective Bargaining and Negotiations Skills training by the Commission of Mediation, Arbitration and Conciliation (CMAC).   The training took place in Piggs Peak. The trade unions involved in Government Negotiations Forum (GNF) are, National Public Service and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU), Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU), the Swaziland National Association of Government Accounts Personnel (SNAGAP) and the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT). Leaders from the unions attended the training. The Eswatini government was also represented by its official including ...

Pictured Above: Eswatini Prime Minister Russell Dlamini  On Thursday 12th September 2024, The Government of Eswatini as led by the Prime Minister Russell Dlamini presented their policy statement in Parliament in which they outlined their plans going forward. The policy statement contains twenty two (22) priority areas as follows; Fiscal Discipline and Budget Strategy ,Sustainability, Infrastructure Development, Economic Policy , Wealth Creation and Inclusive Growth ,Public Sector Management and Service Delivery, Foreign and International Relations, Tinkhundla Governance System and Development Vehicle, Energy, Education , Health and HIV/AIDS, Labour, Social Welfare and Social Security, Disaster Risk Reduction, Corruption, National Identity and Family Heritage, National Security, Agriculture, Parliament  and Judiciary. The policy statement makes daring aspirations including a prediction of economic growth that reached 12% in the next ten (10) years and interestingly makes a bold...