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Page 1: April 2010 newsletter - University of Swaziland · Mr Mhlanga noted that Ebola was an emerging health threat. He mentioned that according to the WHO latest updates, a total of 150
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April 2015, Number 67 UNISWA NewsPage 2

UNISWA News is published by theCorporate Affairs Office on Universityactivities. It also publishes staffcontributions on matters of particularinterest or on their specialisations. Staffcontributions do not necessarily reflectthe official views and opinions of theUniversity of Swaziland. Text materialmay be reproduced and reprinted freelywith attribution to UNISWA News and theauthor where applicable. All rights tophotographs and illustrations arereserved. Permission to reproduce mustbe obtained from the University ofSwaziland.

Editor: Qinisile Matse

Layout/DTP: B.N. Malinga

Dear readers and colleagues,

Thank you very much for the comments we receivedfor our recent Issue of UNISWA News. We are extremelygrateful to the colleagues who have contributed articlesfor the current Issue and we encourage others to do soas well!

It was enlightening to have been part of the orientationprogramme for new Deans, Tutors and Heads ofDepartment. The programme of the day wasinformation packed and provided almost everything anew office bearer had to know to be able to functionas part of the UNISWA Team, thanks to the AcademicDevelopment Centre, under the directorship of Dr. T.D.Mkatshwa. In his welcome address the Vice Chancellorurged the new office bearers to be tactful, accurateand adhere to University policies at all times.

UNISWA News welcomes the new Registrar Dr. S.S.Simelane who was appointed in December 2014 toreplace Mr. S.S. Vilakati who retired in 2012. Dr.Simelane was the Director of the UNISWA PlanningCentre and has been replaced by Mr S.V. Mhlanga whowas the Assistant Registrar in the Vice Chancellor’sOffice. UNISWA News also warmly welcomes Mr.Mfundza Ginindza, the new Assistant Registrar in theVice Chancellor’s Office.

In line with the mandate of the University, the UNISWAResearch Centre under Professor O.T. Edje held adissemination of research results findings seminar atthe Luyengo Campus. It was such an informative sessiondemonstrating the need for further research to enhancemore knowledge. The Agribusiness Fair organized bySmiling Through Investment an entrepreneurship groupof students from the Luyengo Campus was held from10-12 March 2015 at the Luyengo Campus. It was wellattended by Agriculture Practitioners and commercialcompanies. The Guest Speaker at the ClosingCeremony, The Honourable Minister for Agriculture, Mr.Moses Vilakati pledged his Ministry’s support for thisinitiative.

The Capping and Striping Ceremony, an event at whichFist Year Student Nursing make the Florence NightingalePledge was held on Friday 20 March 2015 at the MbabaneCampus. The Guest Speaker was a former student, nowDirector of the National Disaster Preparedness Unit, MrMasitsela Mhlanga. The theme of the Ceremony was“Quality Nursing Care for Emerging Health Challenges.”We hope you will enjoy reading this Issue. Please sendyour comments to [email protected]

On a sad note, UNISWA News passes sincere condolencesto the Madonsela and Kalamandua families on thedemise of Ms. Winnie Madonsela-Kalamandua, lecturer- Economics Department.

Qinisile

Editor’s Note

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Agri-business Fair 2015

Smiling Through Investments (STIN), a studentgroup among seven in the Department ofAgricultural Economics successfully hosted theAgri-business Fair on 10-12 March 2015 at theLuyengo Campus of the Faculty of Agricultureand Consumer Sciences. The ClosingCeremony was held on Thursday 12 March 2015at which the Vice Chancellor, Professor CiscoMagagula welcomed the guests and theHonourable Minister for Agriculture performedthe official closing. The Minister for Educationalso graced the occasion.

The Agri-business Fair was funded by STIN fromfunds raised by the group when it hosted theSwaziland Bean Seed Field Day in 2014.Through the Fair, the group intended to unitethe agricultural sector in support of HisMajesty’s Vision 2022. STIN also organizesseminars and workshops on the group’sentrepreneurship projects and hold exhibitionsto show-case their entrepreneurship projects.

In his welcome remarks, the Vice Chancellorwelcomed guests to the closing ceremony. Heextended a special word of welcome to theHonourable Minister for Agriculture Mr MosesVilakati, who had worked for the Universityin the Faculty of Agriculture. He noted thatthe agricultural sector was the most importantsector in the sustainable development ofSwaziland. The Vice Chancellor mentionedthat the rate of unemployment was high and

that the unemployed youth could turn toagriculture for a livelihood.

Professor Magagula revealed that theEntrepreneurship Course was launched in 2007and since then, over 100 entrepreneurialprojects have been executed by Third YearStudents in the Faculty of Agriculture. Heappealed to the Office of the Minister forAgriculture to support the students in any waypossible as they had plans for their projectsafter graduation.

In his speech, the Honourable Minister forAgriculture, Mr. Moses Vilakati congratulatedthe University and STIN for successfullyexecuting the idea of holding an Agri-businessFair. “This function has availed a very rareopportunity or dialogue and interaction amongthe different stakeholders.” The HonourableMinister mentioned that his Ministry hadrealized that the country had some weaknessin terms of entrepreneurship and agribusinessskills. He also noted that there were challengesin advancing agricultural development withoutthe youth. The Africa Regional Summit heldin Tunisia in 2014 also observed the lack ofyouth friendly technologies and inadequatelegislative frameworks and agribusiness skillsdevelopment tailored for attracting the youthinto the agriculture sector. Mr Vilakati thenpledged his unwavering support andcommitment to ensuring that the momentumcreated by the Fair will be maintained.

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Agri-business Fair 2015 in pictures

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Agri-business Fair 2015 in pictures

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Agri-business Fair 2015 in pictures

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43 Student Nurses make the Florence

Nightingale Pledge

As with the tradition of the nursing profession,

after completing months of instruction and

practicals, student nurses are expected to make

the Florence Nightingale Pledge or decide to

leave the profession. On Friday 20 March 2014,

the Faculty of Health Sciences in Mbabane held

the Capping and Striping Ceremony at which

43 student nurses made the pledge.

The Capping and Striping Ceremony was held

at the exquisitely decorated Dining Hall in the

Mbabane Campus. The Guest Speaker was Mr

Masitsela Mhlanga, Director of the National

Disaster Preparedness Unit. The Ceremony

was graced by the Pro-Vice Chancellor,

Professor V.S.B. Mtetwa who welcomed all

guests to UNISWA, the Registrar - Dr. S.S.

Simelane, Archbishop Phillip Magagula – who

preached and also prayed for the students,

UNISWA Staff, parents and guardians,

professional nurses and students. The theme

of the Ceremony was “Quality Nursing Care

for Emerging Health Challenges”. Three

students rendered touching poems on the

nursing profession.

In his welcome remarks, Professor Mtetwa

noted that the importance of the event

could not be overemphasized. “It signifies

the induction into the nursing profession

of our first year students who will publicly

pledge to provide the best care to those

43 Student Nurses make the Florence NightingalePledge

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in need. I sincerely hope they internalize the

pledge” he said. In line with the theme, he

noted that some of the emerging health care

challenges included non-communicable

diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure,

cancers and communicable diseases such as

TB (drug resistant), HIV and AIDS, Ebola among

other.

He noted the health care challenges required

for a different kind of nurse and that despite

the magnitude of the emerging health care

challenges, patients still needed to be treated

well. Prof. Mtetwa noted that quality nursing

care calls for commitment. “As a University,

we are committed to ensuring that we produce

a quality product. We believe that some of

the constraints faced by the Institution which

limit our capacity to effectively respond to

these health challenges, such as inadequate

infrastructure to increase intake, and finances

to initiate post-graduate programmes, shall be

overcome when the country’s fiscal position

improves’, he noted.

The Gust Speaker’s Address in a nutshell

Mr Mhlanga noted that nurses were the pillar

to facilitate Vision 2022 and that quality health

care was not negotiable. He noted that “the

societal, technological and environmental

factors continue to have a dramatic effect on

infectious diseases worldwide, facilitating the

emergence of new diseases and re-emergence

of old ones, sometimes in drug resistant

forms.”

“Modern demographic and ecologic conditions

that favour the spread of infectious diseases

include rapid population growth; increasing

poverty and urban migration; more frequent

movement across international boundaries,

workers, immigrants, and refugees; alterations

in the habitats of animals and arthropods that

transmit disease; and changes in the way that

food is processed and distributed.” He also

noted that developing countries had had

challenges in managing chronic diseases

alongside continuing high mortality from

infectious diseases.

Mr Mhlanga noted that Ebola was an emerging

health threat. He mentioned that according

to the WHO latest updates, a total of 150 new

confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease were

reported in the week of 15 March, compared

with 166 which were reported the previous

week. He revealed that Swaziland was mostly

affected by natural and man-made hazards

such as drought/dry spells, heavy rains, flash

floods, cyclones, storms, wild fires, extreme

temperatures, epidemics and other climate

change induced hazards and disasters. He

noted that the natural and man-made hazards

had become more frequent and intense posing

serious threats to livelihoods, environmental

resources, agriculture production and food

security.

43 Student Nurses make the Florence NightingalePledge - Continued

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On quality care, he mentioned that the two

important dimensions were access and

effectiveness. He encouraged nurses to

further their studies and mentioned that

advanced degrees were no longer optional.

Patient engagement should be real and

patient experiences be factored into nursing

care. He noted that patient safety was

extremely important; preventing healthcare-

associated infections was no longer the right

thing to do but the only financial viable

option. Cost cutting and retention were

important considerations in providing quality

health care.

In his concluding remarks he noted that

nursing was both an art and a science. He

urged nurses to provide holistic nursing and

pick a leaf from animal health practitioners

who meet and greet their clients – the pets.

Nurses were urged to do the same to their

clients. He also requested the University to

establish collaborative joint research medical

centres and also introduce continuing

education programmes. He mentioned that

he had been tasked by the Ministry of Health

43 Student Nurses make the Florence NightingalePledge - Continued

to work with the University’s General Nursing

Department to come up with an action plan

targeting emerging and re-emerging

conditions, disaster risk management for

health, trauma care and infection prevention

control.

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Capping and striping in pictures

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Capping and striping in pictures - Continued

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Dissemination of Research Findings Seminar forResearch Board-funded Projects

The UNISWA Research Centre, a Unit under

the Research Board successfully hosted a

Dissemination of Research Findings Seminar

for Research Board-funded Projects on

Thursday 19 February 2015 at the Conference

Room, Luyengo Campus. The Seminar was

organized by the Director of the Centre,

Professor O.T. Edje and the Technical Advisory

Committee of the Research Board. The

Official Opening was performed by

Professor M.B. Masuku, The Dean of the

Faculty of Agriculture and Consumer

Sciences.

Researchers and participants discussed the findings at length under the guidance of the Programme

Director, Dr. M.A. Dube. The Official closing of the Seminar was performed by Prof. I.O.

Oloyede.

A total of six research projects’ findings were presented on the day and were:

RESEARCHERS TITLE OF RESEARCH PROJECT

Prof. S.B. Rastogi, Dr. K.F. Empowering School Teachers with Educational

Ferreira- Meyers, Dr. N.H. Technology using the Distance Education Mode

Nsibande & Dr. B.S. Dlamini

Dr. C.G. Bwembya and Micro-Nutrients Content of Cooked Common Swazi

Dr. T.E. Sibiya Vegetables

Prof. O.T. Edje and Effects of Priming Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus

Mr. P. Mabuza L. (Moench)] on seedlings vigour, pod yield and quality

Prof. A.A. Jibowo, Dr. M.A. Dube Utilisation of Local Leaders in Swaziland Agricultural

and Dr. R.M. Dlamini Extension

Mr. J. Pali-Shikhulu and Exploration of Mushroom Species and Evolution of

Mr. B. Nsibandze their Environments

Prof. H.R. Moloza-Banda, Promoting Diversity: Linking Cropping Systems with

Dr. S. Silaula, Prof. O.T. Edje, Food Systems

and Dr. D. Mlenga

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Dissemination of Research Findings Seminarin pictures

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The Academic Development Centre held an

orientation session for Faculty Deans, Heads

of Department and Tutors on Friday 6 March

2015 at the IDE Seminar Room. The objectives

of the Seminar as outlined by the Director of

the Centre, Dr. T.D. Mkatshwa were to:

� Acquaint participants with general

University procedures;

� Expose participants to the duties and

responsibilities of their respective

administrative positions;

� Expose participants to their role in the

implementation of UNISWA’s Strategic

Plan;

� Acquaint Participants with recruitment/

appointment procedures at UNISWA;

� Familiarise participants with admissions,

registration and examination procedures;

� Acquaint participants with basic

budgeting and budget control;

The Academic Development Centre holds an OrientationSession for Faculty Deans, Heads of Department and Tutors

� Solicit ideas on what other items could

have been included in the programme

for this leaders’ workshop; and

� Solicit ideas (from the participants) on

what activities ADC could organize in

order to improve teaching and learning

at UNISWA.

Professor C.M. Magagula made the opening

remarks. Presenting on the Registrar’s Office

and various units within that department were

the Registrar – Dr. S.S. Simelane, Deputy

Registrar – Mr. A.V. Gama, Director Human

Resources – Mr. A.D. Nxumalo, and Director

Academic – Mr. R.N. Masuku. Other speakers

included the Bursar – Mr. M.E. Dlamini,

Professor M.D. Dlamini, Mr. N.E. Maseko, Dr.

V.L. Kelly and Mr. S.V. Mhlanga. The closing

remarks were performed by the Pro-Vice

Chancellor – Professor V.S.B. Mtetwa.

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Mr Bonginkosi Mfundza Ginindza, the Records

Manager in the Archives and Records Service

Unit is the new Assistant Registrar in the Vice

Chancellor’s Office. While serving in this

capacity, he will continue to perform certain

tasks at the Archives and Records Service Unit.

The minimal staff movement was necessitated

by the appointment of Dr. S.S. Simelane to

the position of Registrar of the University of

Swaziland. Formerly, Dr. Simelane held the

position of Director, University Planning

Centre which is now occupied by Mr Samuel

V. Mhlanga on an acting basis. Before returning

to the University Planning Centre, Mr Mhlanga

served as Assistant Registrar in the Vice

Chancellor’s Office.

Before joining the University on 1 March, 2010,

Mr Ginindza was employed by the Swaziland

Mr Bonginkosi Mfundza Ginindza is the newAssistant Registrar in the Vice Chancellor’s Office!

National Archives as an Archivist. He

completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in

Humanities in 2000, and a Post-Graduate

Certificate (P.G.C.E) at the University of

Swaziland in 2001 with majors in Geography,

Environmental Science, and Planning; and

History. He then proceeded to pursue a career

change, a Master of Information Science (MIS)

degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal,

South Africa in 2007. In his Master’s degree,

Mr Ginindza was awarded Certificates of Merit

in the following course modules: Records

Management; Preservation and Conservation;

and Information Management.

His research was on Electronic Government,

popularly known as e-government, a

phenomenon that has been embraced by the

Swaziland Government in an effort to

minimise costs by advocating for a paperless

Government and/or less paper Government.

In 2011, he attained a Diploma in Theology

and Ministry from the Theological Education

by Extension College in South Africa.

Mr Ginindza’s career began in 2002 when he

was appointed by the National Archives as

Records Manager under the then Ministry of

Tourism, Environment and Communication. Mr

Ginindza was no stranger to the National

Archives as he had served the Institution as

an Extra Clerical Officer during the long

vacations of the University. In an effort to

explore his newly attained skills in Geography,

Environmental Science and Planning, Mr

Ginindza accepted a job offer at the then

Swaziland Komati Project Enterprise (SKPE)

now called the Swaziland Water and

Agricultural Development Enterprise (SWADE),

as an Environment and Compliance Officer.

On the strength of his leadership qualities,

he was recalled from SKPE by the Swaziland

Government and appointed Archivist, a

position that was tenable at the Swaziland

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National Archives and Records Services

Department at Lobamba.

Given the strength of his leadership and

genuine desire to help others, whilst studying

towards the Master’s degree with the

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr Ginindza was

engaged on a short-term contract as Tutor in

the following course modules:

• ICT;

• Web-based Information Systems;

• Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE);

and

• Information Literacy.

In addition to his contribution to the University

of Swaziland, Mr Ginindza is an affiliate

member to a number of Professional, National,

Regional and International Boards and

Committees that include the following: He is

the Chairperson of the Swaziland Standard

Authority [SWASA] Technical Committee 18

(TC 18); a member of the Swaziland Standard

Authority [SWASA] Technical Committee 27

(TC 27); a member of the East and Southern

Africa Regional Branch of the International

Council on Archives (ESARBICA); a member of

the South African Association of Archivists

(SASA); a member of the Golden Key

International Honour Society.

Other affiliations include the following: He is

a Local Preacher in Local Preachers Association

of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa;

the Training Co-ordinator of the Emmaus

Community in Swaziland; and a Member the

Global Business Round Table (GBR).

Some of the professional short-term

development programmes that Mr Ginindza

attended and participated in; and made

meaningful contributions in include the

following: The Archives Policy and the Law

workshop held in 2015 at Royal Swazi Sun;

the Uniform File Classification Scheme

workshop held in 2015 at the Happy Valley

Hotel; the International Standards in Records

Management workshop held in 2014 at the

Swaziland National Archives; the Repatriation

of Swaziland Migrated Archives held in 2009

at the National Archives of South Africa,

Pretoria; the Repatriation of Swaziland

Migrated Archives held in 2009 at the KwaZulu-

Natal Repository in Pietermaritzburg, South

Africa; the Database Administration

Application (Dev-Info) workshop held in 2006

at the Orion Hotel in Piggs Peak, Swaziland;

Supervisory Management Skills workshop held

in 2006 at SIMPA, Swaziland; the Audio Visual

Archiving workshop held in 2004 at the South

African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in

Johannesburg, South Africa; the ISO 14001

workshop held in 2004 at the South African

Quality Institute (SAQI) in Pretoria, South

Africa; the Advanced Records & Information

Management workshop held in 2002 in

Mbabane, Swaziland.

Mr Ginindza’s professional consultancy

experience includes the following: the

establishment of the King’s Office Archives

and Records Service Unit; Her Majesty the

Queen Mother’s Community Development

Initiative Proposal for Liphupho Lendlovu; and

the compilation of Border Restoration

Committee (BRC) Land Question Report.

UNISWA News wishes him well in his new

position!

Mr Bonginkosi Mfundza Ginindza is the newAssistant Registrar in the Vice Chancellor’s Office!

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United States Ambassador's Visit in pictures

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United States Ambassador's Visit in pictures

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Sibongile’s Milestone

Her Character

Sibongile had that special passion and

compassion and had contributed immensely

in shaping many people’s lives, which include

her siblings and also assisted many destitute

and orphans. She was humble, loving, selfless,

welcoming and very generous.

Her role in the family

Her contribution in family matters, meetings

and get togethers was treasured. She was an

asset in the family. At family meetings, Ubhuti

used to say, “Awubeke umbono nawe

Sbongile”. She was respected because she

was someone who stood by the rules of fair

play. She did everything by conviction. And

when she said something it wasn’t about being

popular or to dominate to win but it was about

doing what is right. She dissociated herself

from blame apportioning and grudges.

Her marital life

In 2002 Sibongile accepted Kani Kalamandua

as a life partner. Then on the 23rd March 2003

they walked down the aisle knelt before the

In MemoriumObituary of the Late Winnie Sibongile Kalamandua-Mandonsela

altar and exchanged matrimonial rights. Their

marriage bore fruits and they were blessed

with two sons and a daughter. The siblings

are currently pursuing the primary school

programme and the Little School in Mbabane.

Her role in Ministry and other Spiritual

Institutions

Winnie loved the Lord very much. Her service

has contributed a lot to the work of the Lord

and to the salvation of many family members.

She had an understanding that family is not

always blood.

She was involved in church activities amongst

which she served as in intercessor and also

formed part of the ladies ministry at the

International Tabernacle church.

Winnie also interacted with other church

institutions. She has contributed to the growth

of the Scripture Union in Mbabane. She was

the cofounder of the bible club, with a

residence teacher, the teaching inspired and

attracted a lot of children.

Educational Background

She commenced her education path at Manzini

Nazarene Primary School and later transferred

to Kwaluseni Infant School and completed the

Swaziland Primary School Certificate program

at St. Theresa’s High School with a merit.

Then in 1979 – 1993 she obtained a G.C.E. “O

Level Certificate at St. Theresa’s High School

where she obtained a first class pass.

In 1984 – 1988 she obtained a B.A. Social

Science Degree majoring in Economics and

received a prize of excellence.

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In Memorium - Continued

Then in 1989 – 1991, she completed an M.A.

Economics Degree at Queen’s University –

Toronto, Canada.

Work Background

Winnie Sibongile was a Lecturer in the

Department of Economics at the University

of Swaziland (UNISWA). Her work involved

teaching Economics at all levels of the

undergraduate programme, supervision of

research projects (dissertations) for final year

Economics undergraduate students and

conducting multidisciplinary on Socio-

Economic and Development issues.

She served as Head of the Department of

Economics, over and above her teaching

obligations, she did administrative work and

represented the University of National and

International meetings that required the

presence of an Economist.

Work Diversity

Winnie also offered her expertise in various

bodies outside the confines of the University

e.g. Government, Non-Governmental

Organizations, The Private Sector, the

Consulting Communities, and International

Organizations. At national level examples

include but not limited to the Swaziland

National Trade Network and Swaziland Human

Development Forum. Winnie sat in boards of

various institutions as non-executive director.

She was a Board member of the Standard

Bank, Board member of the National Water

Services corporation, to name but a few. At

international level, she served as members of

the academic board of The African Economics

Research Consortium (AERC) based in Nairobi.

Consultancy Services

Winnie has worked on a number of

Development Projects as a Consultant. She

has undertaken short term Socio-Economic

consultancy work for the Commonwealth,

Centre for Multinational Corporations

(SOMO), The World Trade Organization

(WTO), African Development Bank (ADB) and

her country office of the United Nations

Development Programme (UNDP) to

mention a few.

Winnie has attended various meetings

addressing issues on the impacts of

International Trade on developing countries,

in some of which she has served as a

facilitator. In June 2008, Winnie, together

with a team of national and international

consultants, was engaged in the Joint

Review Process (RJP) for the Swaziland

Multisectoral HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan

2006 – 2008. In this project Winnie served

as the national consultant for the Monitoring

and Evaluation component.

Winnie also served as the local consultant

for Grant Management Solutions (GMS),

Experts on monitoring utilization of the

Global Fund for HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis

January – October 2009. In 2001, whilst on

Sabbatical leave, she served as the

Research Focal Point for the Gender and

Trade Network in Southern Africa (GENTA).

As a national consultant, she was involved

in the development of an Aid for Trade

Strategy for the Kingdom of Swaziland. She

also formed part of the team of experts

responsible for the preparation of the

national report for the international

conference on Sustainable Development

which took place in Rio de Janeiro, South

America in June 2012.

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Winnie was involved in both the first and

second communication on impacts of climate

change in Swaziland.

Membership to Organizations

Winnie was a member in the following

organizations:

1. Member of the Board of Directors of

Standard Bank Swaziland.

2. Member of the Board of The Swaziland

Water and Services Corporation (SWSC)

(2001 – 2004)

3. Member of the Board of Directors of the

Central Bank of Swaziland (2003 – 2005).

4. President of the National Executive

Committee of The Family Life

Association of Swaziland (2003 – 2005)

5. Head of Department of Economics,

University of Swaziland (1998 – Nov.

2000)

6. Research Focal Point for The Gender and

Trade Network in Africa (GENTA) under

the International Gender and Trade

Network (IGTN) (2001).

7. Member of Academic Board of the African

Economic Research Consortium (AERC)

Collaborative Master’s Programme in

Economics (CMAP) (1998 – 2000)

8. Served as member of the Investment

Committee of the Public Sector Pensions

Fund (PSPF).

9. Member of Economics Association of

Swaziland (ECAS).

10. Member of the Association of Lecturers

and Academic Staff, University of

Swaziland (ALAP).

11. Member of the Association of African

Women for Research and Development

(AAWORD).

12. Publications Secretary for the 17th South

African Universities Social Science

Conference (SAUSSC), December 1995.

13. Vice President of the 18th Southern

African Universities Social Science

Conference (SAUSSC), December 1996.

14. Member of an Enquiry into the activities

of The Swaziland Posts and

Telecommunications Corporate and the

Swaziland Television Authority

commissioned by the Right Honourable

Prime Minister, Dr. Barnabas Sibusiso

Dlamini, 1997.

15. Representative for the University of

Swaziland at the Swaziland Human

Development Forum. In 2014, whilst on

Sabbatical leave, Winnie embarked on

the draft Swaziland National Report on

the “SADC INDUSTRALIZATION AND ROAD

MAP” That Project was left in limbo

because Winnie had to respond to the

call of the Almighty.

In conclusion, an epitome of elegance has

fallen. She leaves behind her husband Kani

Kalamandua, two sons Masivi and Ntsambo and

the only daughter Mathondo. At her biological

home she leaves behind her mother, two

brothers, five sisters and a whole multitude

of nephews and nieces.

REST IN PEACE

In Memorium - Continued