KWALUSENI:Lawyer Sibusiso Nhlabatsi, the Chairperson of the Association of Lecturers Academic and Administration Personnel(ALAAP) says, outstanding Medical Aid payment “is among the issues that need urgent attention" within the University of Eswatini(UNESWA).
Speaking to this Swaziland News on Wednesday evening, the human rights lawyer said, the University was deducting the Medical Aid monies from the workers without remitting same to the service providers and this, resulted to Medical Aid companies terminating their services.
“The University is also owing over R166million in unpaid Pension Fund monies excluding water and electricity bills. But the most urgent issue is that of the Medical Aid because what was happening here, the University was deducting the monies without remitting to the service provider. This resulted to the Medical Aid companies terminating their services,” said the Chairperson of the Association of Lecturers Academic and Administration Personnel when speaking to editor Zweli Martin Dlamini.
Efforts to seek a comment from Vice Chancellor Professor Justice Tfwala proved unsuccessful at the time of compiling this report.
On another note, the University of Eswatini was closed after the Eswatini Water Services Corporation terminated water supply for outstanding payments, this resulted to the institution of higher learning suspending operations.
Lawyer Sibusiso Nhlabatsi(pic: Facebook).