By Zweli Martin Dlamini

MBABANE:Themba Khumalo, the Managing Director of the State owned Eswatini Post and Telecommunications Corporation(EPTC) has been ‘removed’ by Information, Communications and Technology(ICT) Minister Savannah Maziya.

It has been confirmed that, Khumalo’s contract will not be renewed and the Information, Communication and Technology Minister has appointed a new Board led by lawyer Kwanele Magagula of Magagula Attorneys.

Other members of the Board include among others, Lindiwe Dlamini, the ex-Director of Strategy at Communications Commission, Mbali Sibanyoni(Managing Director, Swaziland Building Society), Sibusiso Mndzebele, the Investigations and Fraud Risk Manager at the Standard Bank Eswatini, Sipho Dlamini who works as a Procurement Specialist at the Eswatini Sugar, Sakhile Dlamini(representative of the Ministry of ICT) and Thulisile Gamedze from the Ministry of Finance.

“We are very proud of EPTC, and as a Ministry, we want this institution to thrive. The old model of a Post Office built around letters is no longer viable. We need new ideas, strong partnerships, and practical projects that will allow EPTC to grow, innovate, and remain sustainable. We are looking to you as the backbone of our Ministry when it comes to infrastructure. We need an institution that is credible, self-sufficient, and cost-effective, so that emaSwati are not burdened with high costs. We want EPTC to be a proud employer, a driver of national infrastructure, and a key contributor to Eswatini’s development,” said the ICT Minister when announcing the Board

But after the announcement of the Board, sources told this Swaziland News that, Themba Khumalo has been informed to ‘pack and go’ as his contract won’t be renewed.

On another note, the EPTC Managing Director was exposed by this publication after he allegedly colluded with Attorney General(AG) Indvuna Sifiso Khumalo to sell land belonging to the State owned company to Ludzidzini Council member Ncumbi Maziya, the land situated at Statelite Station-Ezulwni is allegedly worth over R10million.

ICT Savannah Maziya subsequently told Parliament that Khumalo was being investigated to verify the allegations published by this publication.

When asked by this Swaziland News earlier, the outgoing Managing Director said, it was uMphakatsi who demanded the land as part of the Ezulwini traditional authority’s program to ‘grab’ unused land back.

But this Swaziland News uncovered that, Managing Director Themba Khumalo allegedly colluded with his ‘brother Sifiso Khumalo, the Ezulwini Indvuna to illegally sell the land that was allocated to the State owned company.