By Zweli Martin Dlamini

MBABANE:Paul Friedlander,the right-hand man to billionaire Natie Kirsh has come-out to clarify that,Mkhulu Sipho Dlamini(83) who was previously employed by Swaki Investment Corporation trading as Swaziland Milling,was not a member of the Swaki Pension Fund.

This comes after Sipho Dlamini approached this Swaziland News complaining that, for over twenty(20) years,he has been demanding his pension from Swaziland Milling,Dlamini claimed that, as Swaziland Milling was later sold,he was expecting the current owner Leon Jacobz to pay him his pension.

But Leon Jacobz, the current owner and Managing Director of Eswatini Milling told this publication on Saturday afternoon that,Dlamini must visit Tibiyo Insurance Brokers if he was sure and “has proof” that,he was contributing as a member of the Swaki Pension Fund.

But on Saturday evening,Paul Friedlander,the right-hand man to billionaire Natie Kirsh who is based in the United Kingdom(UK) sent a message to this journalist where he clarified that Sipho Dlamini was not a member of the Swaki Pension Fund.

“Hello Zweli.Apparently this gentleman’s claim is baseless and He has been to court before and the Court confirmed as much.From what I understand,he was never a member of the Swaki Pension Fund during his time at Swaziland Milling.Not all employees were. This has been explained to him on many occasions, but he just carries on.Jacobsz is not claiming he is owed money by the previous owners. That’s all I know about this,” said the right-hand man to billionaire Natie Kirsh who was owning Swaziland Milling.

Natie Kirsh is the billionaire who donated over R200million to the eSwatini Government to fight COVID-19, part of the money was donated to emaSwati to buy food during the lockdown.