MBABANE:Phindile Lomakhosini Dlamini, the Commissioner General of the Correctional Services,has built herself a house worth over R3million within a year amid alleged looting of the Correctional Services’ staff canteen monies.
A questionnaire was sent to the Commissioner General,however, she had not responded at the time of compiling this report.
The house is situated at Masundvwini next to King Mswati’s Palace,inmates were allegedly abused and forced to provide free labour services during the construction of the Commissioner General’s home.
Efforts to seek a comment from the Correctional Services Staff Association proved unsuccessful at the time of compiling this report.
It has been disclosed that,the Commissioner General has been refusing to account for millions accumulated or generated by the staff canteen.
Reached for comments by this Swaziland News,Wander Mkhonza, the Secretary General of the Amalgamated Trade Union of Swaziland(ATUSWA) urged Correctional Services Officers to take-up the matter further and the Commissioner General to task.
”We are aware of this matter and that the Commissioner General was looting the officers’ monies.Actually, even the previous Commissioner General was doing the same and the Correctional Services officers are struggling to challenge their superiors. The idea of the staff canteen was good,it generates millions that could be shared by the officers every Christmas but that is not happening.The officers must unite and collapse the staff canteen and then establish a new one that will be controlled by officers elected by them so that, they can benefit,” said the ATUSWA Secretary General.
EXPOSED:Correctional Services Commissioner General Phindile Dlamini ‘steals’ warders staff canteen monies,builds over R3million house next to Mswati’s Palace.