Highflyer_GP
Honorary Master
yeah he's a nice guy in front of the camera, behind the scenes he's laughing all the way to the bank - with our hard earned money!
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A model CEO for the new SA
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Personally, I couldn't give a stuff if Papi grew up in an underprivileged environment or not, or wether its Telkom or the tooth fairy that turns him on. Solitary confinement for 210 days or 10 years, who the hell cares?
None of the above should grant him any quarter whatsoever when it comes to Telecoms and South Africa.
So when you are all finished with the group 'Papi' hug, make space for me to throw some rotten eggs.
All he has proved so far is that he is no different from the rest of them.
Its all delays, and one really gets the impression that they are waiting for some or other (yet to be invented) technological breakthrough that will make it easy for them to provide affordable communications to all South Africans without having to spend a penny whilst still growing financialy at the rate that they have become accustomed to in their cosy little government protected environment. What a load of bollox.
They should take a few chainsaws to telkom and cut it up into tiny littlte pieces.
Puke.
None of the above should grant him any quarter whatsoever when it comes to Telecoms and South Africa.
So when you are all finished with the group 'Papi' hug, make space for me to throw some rotten eggs.
All he has proved so far is that he is no different from the rest of them.
Its all delays, and one really gets the impression that they are waiting for some or other (yet to be invented) technological breakthrough that will make it easy for them to provide affordable communications to all South Africans without having to spend a penny whilst still growing financialy at the rate that they have become accustomed to in their cosy little government protected environment. What a load of bollox.
They should take a few chainsaws to telkom and cut it up into tiny littlte pieces.
Puke.
"A model CEO for the new SA"
I suppose this is kinda true in a way, he is a model for CEO's, all CEO's want to earn 12 million rand a year, they want to create as much revenue as possible, even if it means cutting off 60% of the workforce, all that matters is the bottom line for each quarter or period.
This is all just for the present though, because as soon as the SNOT hits the fan, Papi is gonna be exposed as an amateur with absolutely no foresight or concept of the importance of his customers.
I suppose this is kinda true in a way, he is a model for CEO's, all CEO's want to earn 12 million rand a year, they want to create as much revenue as possible, even if it means cutting off 60% of the workforce, all that matters is the bottom line for each quarter or period.
This is all just for the present though, because as soon as the SNOT hits the fan, Papi is gonna be exposed as an amateur with absolutely no foresight or concept of the importance of his customers.
AntiThesis
Executive Member
The problem with saying "Papi can fix the entire thing just by snapping his fingers" is that it's simply not true. All he can do is try to affect change in a very large organisation.
IF he suddenly decided to release a press statement saying that "Telecoms prices will be slashed by 1000% effective tomorrow." all he would achieve is Telkom's prices plummeting, his taking a "voluntary" leave of absense due to stress and someone else being pulled in to take over for him in this time of trouble.
Feel glad that the bloke is actually pretending to care and is still feeling nice. As head of a gigantic monopoly, he could just as easily say "**** all South Africans. We want our money and we want it now."
View this as what it is. A positive step towards fixing things. Even if nothing comes of it, at least it's something.
IF he suddenly decided to release a press statement saying that "Telecoms prices will be slashed by 1000% effective tomorrow." all he would achieve is Telkom's prices plummeting, his taking a "voluntary" leave of absense due to stress and someone else being pulled in to take over for him in this time of trouble.
Feel glad that the bloke is actually pretending to care and is still feeling nice. As head of a gigantic monopoly, he could just as easily say "**** all South Africans. We want our money and we want it now."
View this as what it is. A positive step towards fixing things. Even if nothing comes of it, at least it's something.
Debbie
Banned
I think Mr Molotsane is slowly coming to realise that you can't have it both ways.
love56k
Expert Member
articles like this should be banned from this forum 
Hay all,
Our fight is not with Papi Molotsane (Unless or until he is assimilated).
Yes this could be Telkom propaganda, but lets not slander a good man until he proves us correct.
He is the only hope that we have right now.
Our fight is not with Papi Molotsane (Unless or until he is assimilated).
Yes this could be Telkom propaganda, but lets not slander a good man until he proves us correct.
He is the only hope that we have right now.
ettubrute
Expert Member
Wow caroper! How long are you gonna hope for? How long is he in the saddle? And how many benefits have we seen? Sweet f'all! Sorry to destroy your hope, but this whole article is useless for us! I repeat what I said in the beginning: Show me the action, and I'll believe!
Highflyer_GP
Honorary Master
hi caroper,
there's no denying that he may be a good man but the question remains is he a good man to himself or a good man to his country? it's been 8 months since he has been in power, and not a single thing has changed. how much longer are we expected to wait? i mean line rentals were reduced while $izwe was still ceo. what's papi done for the country in the 8 months apart from raping every last cent out of his customers? he single handedly has the power to change telkoms rotten image, but when the cash flows does he really care?
cheers
there's no denying that he may be a good man but the question remains is he a good man to himself or a good man to his country? it's been 8 months since he has been in power, and not a single thing has changed. how much longer are we expected to wait? i mean line rentals were reduced while $izwe was still ceo. what's papi done for the country in the 8 months apart from raping every last cent out of his customers? he single handedly has the power to change telkoms rotten image, but when the cash flows does he really care?
cheers
I tend to agree, I dont think we should believe all the candy coated stuff we get fed about him being a nice guy. Behind the scenes somwhere is a person who gets paid to carefully select the members of press who interview dear Papi. This reporter obviously doesnt know about or care for the situation in South Africa at the moment. This is more of a profile of a high flyer in South African business, remember at this level one becomes a socialite and important person to have as an ali or cocktail party guest- he gets paid for his time. Think of it this way, not one question was posed about how or what he's doing to alleviate the problem in South Africa. If he is such a nice caring chap, howcome he coudln't even be bothered to provide Carte Blanche with an interview when they were dealing with the very core of his business?? 
Whoever did the interview is so far up papi a$$ , papi can use this okes shoelaces as dental floss . Go write a book about it ! We are not saying that we doubt he suffered or had hard times , but his past has not helped us in anyway .
After 8 months of telkom propoganda and BS, still nothing has changed , want a real interview get his chump on irc with us asking the questions .
After 8 months of telkom propoganda and BS, still nothing has changed , want a real interview get his chump on irc with us asking the questions .
Vrotappel
Bulls fan
Bull$hitt. Actions are all that count. Where's that chainsaw?
Debbie
Banned
mavx said:
I met Mr Molotsane once, at Telkom's PURPORTED AGM in October last year. I found him to be very charming, warm, geniune, articulate, ambitious, intelligent and extremely likable. I think he sincerely wants to find an appropriate middle path between balancing shareholders' interests with the interests of South Africa's economy/consumers. In fact I chatted with him about this very issue of finding the right balance. He thinks he can 'do it all', but the events and actions (or lack thereof) over recent months must surely serve as something of a wake-up call to Mr Molotsane that his vision for Telkom is, in a word, idealistic.
I don't think he is a bad man, and I certainly don't consider him to be cut from the same cloth as many of the other top Telkom executives. I know it is hideously inappropriate and unjustifiably patronising of me to say this, but I think Mr Molotsane is naiive.
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