By Bongiwe Dlamini

MBABANE:Russell Nxumalo,the Commissioner of Cooperative Development in the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade has died.

Efforts to seek a comment from his family proved unsuccessful at the time of compiling this report.

The late Commissioner of Cooperative Development was a dedicated public servant who once served as the National Civil Registrar and played a significant role in championing eSwatini’s cooperative movement and this, includes the drive to establish the country’s first cooperative bank.