[rpd] RDP Discussion

[Ben Roberts - AfriNIC]

Phetulo,

My email message was to Mandla who had already stated his NRS affiliation. I’m slightly confused by your reply to the message addressed to him. Are you also saying you are NRS affiliated, or that you and Mandla are the same person ?

Kind regards
Ben

Sent from my iPhone

> On 23 Jul 2026, at 07:32, Phetulo Dhlamini <phetulodhlamini at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Ben,
> 
> No, you should not make that assumption.
> 
> I participate in the PDP in my personal capacity and speak for myself unless I expressly state that I am authorised to represent an organisation. My affiliation provides context; it does not turn every contribution into an NRS position.
> 
> Treating employment as automatic representation confuses a stakeholder with a principal and misunderstands how open PDP participation works.
> 
> Regards,
> Phetulo