The Minister of Information Communications and Technology (ICT), Savannah Maziya, has unveiled the new Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EPTC) Board, which will be chaired by the Law Society of Eswatini’s Secretary General (SG) Kwanele Magagula.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Magagula is also a senior partner at K.Q. Magagula Attorneys. The Minister unveiled the new board at the Ministry’s conference room in Mbabane earlier today.
Other notable members of the board include:
• Mbali Sibanyoni, Managing Director (MD), Swaziland Building Society (SBS)
• Sibusiso Mndzebele
• Sipho Dlamini Eswatini
• Thulile Gamedze- Ministry of Finance,
• Sakhile Dlamini – Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
• Moses Zungu from the previous board
• Lindiwe Dlamini
Speaking during the unveiling, the Minister said that the new board will serve a three-year term and faces a critical task as post offices across the world struggle to remain viable.
“Post offices are struggling worldwide. Their primary role of just being places where people write and post letters is no longer viable,” she said.
Maziya stressed that the new board must bring innovative ideas that will position the EPTC as the backbone of ICT infrastructure in the kingdom.
“We need urgency. This board must strengthen national ICT by extending and improving national ICT infrastructure,” she said.”
As board members, you must carry yourselves with respect and integrity. Our goal is to grow the institution so that it becomes self-sufficient. We no longer have money to simply pump into agencies,” she explained.
Maziya concluded by stating that self-sufficiency was not just desirable but necessary for sustainability. “If the institution can sustain itself, it will serve the kingdom better,” she said.
“May I remind members of the board that this three-year service is a national calling. It is not about money or board fees. It is about building something that will benefit the Kingdom for generations to come,” she concluded.