Telkom CEO Leaves

[Gatecrasher]

But it now looks as if the Telkom Board gave him the boot. This changes matters...

Leaving the job on the same day as the board meeting means only one thing. He was fired/(forced to resign).

 

[LabAnimal]

No doubt the next CEO will be as big a tosser.

Yup - Totally agree, but lets give the new insect a chance, they usually show their colours after a short wile of wasting our time and money!.

 

[gregmcc]

wow!! Christmas has come early! Next thing you know poison ivy will be packing her bags!

 

[Johnn0]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... Bye bye Papi....

Hopefully a certain idiot named Steven Hayward will be next...

 

[Necuno]

where is the three pillars now ?

lol

 

[dominic]

Department of communications director-general Lyndall Shope-Mafole's reaction to Papi Molotsane's axing:

http://www.fmtech.co.za/

i would hazard a guess however that recent media statements and the resignation are not unrelated.......

 

[rpm]

i would hazard a guess however that recent media statements and the resignation are not unrelated.......

I wonder if it does not have something to do with the Alcatel Lucent signing on 9 March. This article from ITWeb seems rather close to what actually happened:

Department of Communications director-general Lyndall Shope-Mafole has denied wanting to have Telkom CEO Papi Molotsane fired. However, she wants the partially state-owned telecommunications group to operate within policy frameworks. And “I don't want Papi [Molotsane] fired. We will engage with Telkom to resolve the situation,” she says.

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2007/0704021100.asp?A=BSR&S=BestRead&O=FPIN

 

[icyrus]

Meet the new idiot... same as the old idiot.

 

[ldmelsa]

/56kMan, unable to speak...

 

[AmonRe]

Best news all week!!! Time to really celebrate easter!!!!

 

[eremos]

I wonder if it does not have something to do with the Alcatel Lucent signing on 9 March. This article from ITWeb seems rather close to what actually happened:

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2007/0704021100.asp?A=BSR&S=BestRead&O=FPIN

But would Lyndall claim ignorance if she ordered him fired? Is she embarrassed by the fact?

Edit: Well duh, I suppose it's not really in question that gov't ordered him fired, so Lyndall is clearly BSing.

 

[Telkomisaloser]

/me would have loved this to have been posted on the 1st of April

 

[gregmcc]

but then no-one would have believed it. Its past April 1st and I'm still having trouble believing it

 

[gregmcc]

just our luck - it will be an unfair dismissal and telkom will have to keep him on for another year

 

[Skip]

I think this has less to do with Papi not lowering rates enough for govt and more to do with the fact that he wasn't getting along with the rest of Hellkom's top managment.

 

[kilo39]

So Thabo is capable of saying "you're fired" even if he got one of his minions to do it.

Stevie next pleaze!

 

[adamr]

wow ... what a start to easter weekend ...

 

[feo]

well he made his millions and left...

 

[Beri]

he was doing a job for investors and not for SA. The next person will do the same.

 

[DragonLogos]

I feel a song coming on..... something like the Ballad of Papi the Patsy and Puppet