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LABOUR MINISTER PHILA BUTHELEZI APPOINTS NEW ENPF BOARD


Minister Phila Buthelezi  (In traditional regalia) pictured with some of the newly appointed members of the ENPF Board 
(picture courtesy of Ministry of Labour and Social Security social media platforms)

Written by Fundizwi Sikhondze

On Wednesday 08 October 2025 the Minister of Labour and Social Security Phila Buthelezi announced a new board for the Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF).The announcement of the new board comes after the lapse of the term of office of the previous ENPF board on 15th September 2025. The previous board was chaired by TUCOSWA Secretary General Mduduzi Gina.

 The newly appointed board is chaired by business person and football boss Derrick Shiba as its chairperson. The newly appointed Deputy Chairperson is Business Eswatini's Chief Executive Officer (CEO)  E. Nathi Dlamini.

The rest of the newly appointed board members are Tokie Howe (Business Eswatini),Philasande Mthethwa (TUCOSWA),Wander Mkhonza (TUCOSWA) Themba Dlamini (FESBC),Phendukile Zikalala (FESWATU) ,Makhosini Mndzawe (Ministry of Labour Principal Secretary), Kingdom Mamba (Acting Labour Commissioner),Khanyisile Dube (Ministry of Finance), Futhi Tembe (ENPF CEO and Board Secretariat).

The Minister, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security social media post, further appointed the ministry's Compensation Commissioner  Vumile Dlamini into the ENPF Investment Committee.

The appointed of the board is in accordance with Section 4 of the First Schedule of the ENPF Order of 1974 which stipulates the different stakeholders who are represented in the board ,the term of office of three years for the board and gives the minister the powers to appoint the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the board.

It is worth noting that the ENPF is at a precarious stage of transforming into a pension, a process the new board is expected to carefully steer by engaging with several stakeholders including the legislature, workers ,business and other parts of society.

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