By Zweli Martin Dlamini

MBABANE: Thembi Mdluli, the then Senior Accountant at the Ministry of Education might be re-deployed back to the Ministry by Civil Service Commission(CSC) Chairman Simanga Mamba. 

According to information and or electronic evidence in our possession,Thembi 

Mdluli allegedly signed multi-million purchase orders to companies owned by and/or with alleged links to the CSC Chairman.

Mdluli is allegedly among the list of the civil servants and proposed Principal Secretaries(PS) to be re-deployed by Mamba to strategic Ministries after Cabinet vacated office at the end of this month, however, on the appointment of Principal Secretaries, the CSC Chairman will have to seek approval from the King. 

But some civil servants are highly expected to be transferred to strategic positions within government to enhance a well-oiled corruption machinery, once Cabinet vacates office after the Primary Elections at the end of this month of August.

Reached for comments, the ex-Education Ministry Senior Accountant avoided to answer to specific questions after this journalist introduced himself, she was heard speaking to an alleged nearby person asking how to terminate the call.

“Eish ngu-Zweli, kodvwa kucishwaphi nje(meaning:It’s Zweli, how do you terminate the call?” she said before hanging-up.

Critical information shared in confidence to Swaziland News suggests that, the Senior Accountant was being strategically positioned to then channel purchase orders to Mamba’s linked companies, something which she previously did.

The multi-million tenders in the supply of working equipment in schools for the Free Primary Education(FPE) are controlled under the Ministry of Education.

A questionnaire was sent to the Civil Service Commission(CSC) Chairman, however, he had not responded at the time of compiling this report.

Lady-Howard Mabuza, the Minister of Education and Training wondered where this journalist obtained the information, she then promised to investigate the matter and respond later.

“How did you receive such critical information?. Anyway, let me investigate it further and will come back to you”, said the Education Minister.

But when called later, the Cabinet Minister subsequently did not pick-up her phone.