BY PHUMELELE MKHONTA
MBABANE– Eswatini Bank Managing Director has caught the attention of international media.
Nozizwe Mulela, the Eswatini Bank MD who also doubles as the Zulu Nation Queen, has been hailed by internationally renowned publications as a queen with many hats and these publications include The East African and the African News Bulletin and others.
Worth noting is that Mulela, who is now popularly referred to as Nozizwe Ka-Mulela as she is the second wife of Zulu Nation King Misizulu KaZwelithini.
The Zulu King was officially made King of the Zulu on October 29, 2022 at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban in an event that was being experienced by people from all walks of life.
Mulela was given the aforementioned title by the different media houses during an interview at Sommerset Westview Hotel in Nairobi last week.
When describing the MD’s presence and aura during the interview, the Africa News Bulletin said she was regal-looking, tall and trim with an air of assurance about her, but with a wide, easy smile on her face and an outstretched slim hand which clasped mine warmly and held on for a few seconds.
“She had no entourage with her, just three people, a man and two women, whom she joked and laughed with as if they were peers. Queen Nozizwe was in the country at the invitation of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) who were holding a gala dinner that aimed to raise funds in support of over 16 million girls in Africa to access education.
“She was the chief guest at this event, which took place on November 25. It was no coincidence that she had this honour, you see, Queen Nozizwe is the patron of Faweswa, (FAWE, Eswatini chapter), an organisation that her mother, Professor Lydia Makhubu, a professor of chemistry, started with other women educationalists back in the late 1980s. This was, as Queen Nozizwe would later put it during the interview, not just an organisation, but a place she considered home, a cause she is very passionate about,” the publication described her.
The publication also revealed that she was also the Managing director of Eswatini Bank, the first woman to occupy this position since its establishment in 1965, saying it was an earned position, having held a number of roles in the banking sector during which she earned her MBA.
“She is also a lawyer, and in fact holds a master’s degree in law, going on to practice before turning her focus on banking. She has also sat on a number of boards. To really appreciate her accomplishments, you would have to start from the beginning,” read the African News Bulletin.
When sought for comment by this Eswatini Positive News (EPN) reporter on being hailed as a queen with many hats, the Eswatini Bank MD said she was not in a position to comment.
“I am currently out of the country. I will make an official comment once back,” said the MD.
