Presidency appoints energy advisor

[MickeyD]

The Presidency wishes to announce the appointment of Mr Silas Mzingeli Zimu as a Special Advisor on Energy to President Jacob Zuma.

An electrical engineer by qualifications and training, Mr Zimu joins the Presidency from the private sector and brings extensive experience in both business and strategic management in energy. He has previously served at among other institutions, Eskom as an engineer and different
management positions; and Johannesburg City Power as Managing Director.

“We welcome Mr Zimu to the Presidency and we are certain that his considerable experience and expertise in matters of energy will greatly contribute to the work being done to mitigate and resolve the energy challenge” said the Director-General in the Presidency, Dr Cassius Lubisi.

http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=20013

 

[MickeyD]

So is the "War Room" still required??

 

[biometrics]

So is the "War Room" still required??

What "War Room"? Was there every one?

 

[ellyally]

mitigate and resolve the energy challenge

:erm:

 

[mmacleod]

Inventing yet more high paying positions is sure to solve the problem :/

 

[HavocXphere]

An electrical engineer by qualifications and training, Mr Zimu joins the Presidency from the private sector and brings extensive experience in both business and strategic management in energy.

Oh now they start appointing qualified people instead of deploying incompetent cadres? 20 years late Mr Showerhead...

 

[Vrotappel]

So another cadre on the pay roll.

 

[Milano]

How is this guy more qualified than the Eskom people that told government to build more power stations 18 years ago?

 

[The_Traveller]

I smell a fvcking 'pal' rat here ...

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

oh great .... the adviser will help with shi[t]ty labour, with maintenance, with reducing electricity costs ................. with spin doctoring aka bull shidt.

 

[LaraC]

Does this mean that the President have lost trust in the Department of Energy and his cabinet?

When can we expect the department to shut down?

 

[R13...]

Does this mean that the President have lost trust in the Department of Energy and his cabinet?

When can we expect the department to shut down?

This is just Zuma rewarding another crony with a nice cushy job.

 

[Ockie]

and Johannesburg City Power as Managing Director.

That just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Yay ... the crisis is over!

 

[grok]

The prez is just lining up the scapegoats for when the corruption in the nuclear deal is exposed. Thinking ahead our numba wan..

 

[rexter]

why should there be a need for an energy advisor when they apparently employed a TOP ceo from transnet? if he got the job he should be good enough to do it, in my opinion hes another brainless idiot. Its time Eskom took back all those qualified white employees they got rid off they can teach these idiots a thing or 2

 

[The_Unbeliever]

the deafening oinking chorus just got louder