Njabulo Mabuza

Njabulo Mabuza is a Swazi businessman and politician. He is the member of parliament for Khubuta inkhundla for the term from 2013 until 2018.[1] He was the Minister for Health and Social Welfare and MP for Khubuta constituency for two terms before being replaced by Charles Myeza.

Career

Mabuza was originally a bus operator, running Mdumiseni Bus Service.[2] Mabuza was once the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, which is a parliamentary committee which regulates government spending.

Minister of Health

Mabuza was a controversial figure during his second term as Minister for Health and Social Welfare which "coincided with the collapse of the health sector in the country" with an acute shortage of drugs and medical facilities.[2] In 2007, Mabuza banned the media from entering the Mbabane Government Hospital as criticism mounted.[3] During his term as minister he "blamed budgetary constraints and "technical problems" for the failure to pay grants to widows and the elderly".[4] In 2011 he was involved in a court case for allegedly failing to pay E200.[5]

References
  1. "Times Of Swaziland". www.times.co.sz. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  2. "SWAZI POLL - WINNERS AND LOSERS:Njabulo Mabuza left scratching his head". Times Sunday. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. So this is democracy?: report on media freedom in Southern Africa. Media Institute of Southern Africa. 2007. p. 93. ISBN 978-99916-62-15-2. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  4. "Swaziland's parliament goes on 'strike'". Afrol. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  5. "Njabulo's appeal struck off after failure to pay E200". Times of Swaziland. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2012.


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