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Editor`s noteDear Readers and colleaguesPlease be informed that the publication of the inhousejournal has been revived! It had been temporary pausedbecause of financial constraints. A warm welcome to allstaff and students in 2013/2014 academic year! We wishyou all a productive and rewarding academic year. Theorientation sessions for both full-time and IDE studentshave been successfully held where the Vice Chancellor,Professor Cisco Magagula cordially welcomed thestudents.During the pause, UNISWA turned 30. As part of thecommemoration of this milestone, an informativesupplement on the evolution of UNISWA is beingpublished by the the Nation Magazine. It will be in theshops in coming months, and it is a must-have!At the beginning of the academic year, the UniversityManagement and the two university unions i.e. theAssociation of Lecturers and Academic Personnel andthe Swaziland Union of Non-Academic Staff for HigherInsititutions reached an agreement to adjust salaries ofstaff by 5%. This financial relief has been pleasantlywelcomed by staff. Members of staff are encouraged tosubmit articles for this quarterly publication. Articlesmay be of any topic of interest to the Universitycommunity.On a sad note, UNISWA News wishes topass sincere condolences to families and colleagues oftwo of our retired staff: Dr. Marylen Habedi and Mr.Simon Silenge. May their souls rest in peace!We are proud to introduce to our readers, Mr. FundisoSimelane, a final year Graphic Design student fromLimkokwing University. We hope our partnership willcontribute positively to the Office work. We hope hebenefits from his three months internship programmewith us.If you have our comments or wish to write for us,please email: corporate-affairs@uniswa.sz.Till then.Qinisile MatseCONTENTSOfficial Launch of Swaziland Environment Authorityand University of Swaziland MoA 3SARUA Climate Change Capacity BuildingWorkshop 5ATPS Annual Conference and Workshop inEthiopia 6UNISWA-2013/2014- Orientation 7Elections in Swaziland 9The University of Swaziland Pension Fund 12The Role of Planted Pastures in LivestockProduction 15The Social Work Profession 18The African Health Profession RegulatoryCollaborative(ARC) Summative 20Staff News 25Qinisile MatseDr. G.Z. KhumaloDr. N. R. MkhontaDr. P. Q. MagagulaDr. M.A. DubeMr. M. MliphaMr. Z. MabuzaMs. L.P. MabundzaFundiso Simelane650 copiesUniversity Council, Staff,Students, Government Ministries,Education and Training PortfolioCommittee, selected universities in theregion, selected parastatals in Swazilandand the Library of Congress.2UNISWA News - October 2013
OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE SWAZILAND ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY(SEA) AND UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND (UNISWA) MEMMORANDUM OFAGREEMENT (MoA)By Mr. Mandla MliphaProf. Cisko Magagula (UNISWA) exchange signed MoA documents with Mr Steven Zuke (SEA). Lookingon are from L to R: Mr D. Khumalo, Prof. V.S.B. Mtetwa and Mr M. MliphaThis was a breakfast function held on July 08,2013 at eSibayeni Lodge in Matsapha to launchthe SEA – UNISWA MoA for implementationof the plan to integrate Biotechnology and Biosafetyin programmes and practices in institutions of highereducation and training in Swaziland referred to as themainstreaming plan. In the Agreement, SEA shallprovide the requisite funding for implementation ofvarious activities in the plan and UNISWA would providethe requisite expertise to ensure the implementation ofall the activities in the plan and realize the deliverablesstated. The mainstreaming plan is divided into twophases: Phase 1 of the plan contains preliminaryactivities and phase 2 covers the undertaking of severalinstitution-based training workshops on Biotechnologyand Biosafety. The current MoA supports only phase 1of the plan.Participating in the launch were senior representatives ofthe two institutions being the Vice Chancellor, Prof. C.M. Magagula for UNISWA and Mr S. Zuke for SEA. Inattendance were senior officers from UNISWA includingthe Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof. V.S.B. Mtetwa, and theDirector of University Planning Dr. S.S. Simelane.Important stakeholders in attendance were the NationalSteering Committee on Biotechnology and Biosafetyrepresented by its Chairman Mr. D. Khumalo as wellas the MESA Implementation Committee (MIC) alsorepresented by its Chairman Mr. M. Mlipha (Figure 1).The SEA Representative, Mr. Zuke, gave a briefbackground of the national programme on Biotechnologyand Biosafety and the existence of the nationalbiosafety framework (NBF) which is currently underimplementation with the support of UNEP and GEF(Global Environmental Fund). Some key achievementsin the on-going implementation of the NBF include thepromulgation of the National Biosafety Act of 2012 whileother programme areas within the NBF are at varyingstages of completion and others are at commencementstages. Integration of Biotechnology and Biosafety inlocal education system (schools and higher education)is also a key component requiring implementation inthe NBF. Mr S. Zuke, therefore, thanked UNISWA forresponding to the invitation to implement this componentof the NBF. It is anticipated that a similar process willcommence involving the local schools.The Vice Chancellor, on his part, thanked SEA forassociating itself with UNISWA not only in the signingUNISWA News - October 2013 3
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