She is the executive member of the EWSC Board. Prior to joining EWSC, Ms Mashwama had served as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade as well as Minister of Natural Resources and Energy during her 10 years as Senator in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Eswatini. In her role as a minister, she piloted legislation nationally to support Government’s reform strategies. As Minister for Natural Resou
rces and Energy, she was responsible for developing water and energy policies in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with a special focus on SDGs 6 and 7, providing clean water and sanitation for all and providing affordable and clean energy, respectively. Ms Mashwama has been a member of many international initiatives focused on regional and global development agendas including the African Minister’s Council on Water (AMCOM), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) among others. During her 10 years as minister she had political oversight of several state- owned enterprises, including the national electricity and water utility companies, the energy regulator as well as investment promotion agencies. Her role included reviewing and approving the strategic plans of these state-owned enterprises and importantly overseeing their corporate performance. Ms Mashwama has previously worked in the private sector for leading global FMCG Company as Human Capital Development Director, where she was responsible for developing and implementing policies, strategies and tools for performance management and organisational culture improvement