I've just heard on the TV that on SABC3 at 21h30 tonight (26/08/2004), on the "Interface" programme, Telkom will be put in the hot seat again. The discussion will apparently revolve around Telkom's intended retrenchments in the face of their executive salaries and profit levels. No mention was made of who will be present, but I think Nxasana will make an appearance, seeing that his picture was briefly flighted in the announcement...
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Well, it was pretty much as I expected - Nxasana adopted the typical corporate cowardly stance, and Kallay Maistry (the interviewer) was suitably servile in her questioning. Oh, for the likes of a Tim Sebastian amongst the ranks of the SABC staffing complement! (For those not in the know, see HARDTalk on BBC.)
Anyway, Nxasana continually maintained that they would continue to follow a 'consultative' process with Government and the Unions, averred that technological advancements were the cause of staff attrition due to 'skills displacement', that they would continue to follow a 'growth plan' with a planning period through to 2010 (he couldn't resist including the contention that this somehow or the other contributed to our winning the 2010 soccer world cup bid, though he didn't say exactly how), and generally did not display any kind of corporate courage, whatsoever. Par for the course, I suppose...
About the only memorable things in the whole programme were his brilliant red tie (I suppose to distract one from reading his facial expressions, which may have clearly shown the falsehoods underlying the statements being spewed from his lips), and Dr Ivy's very pink outfit (including headgear) - milady, pink is usually the colour attributed to embarrasment, as in 'her cheeks blushed rosy pink from embarrassment': perhaps an unintentional choice, but perhaps also a Freudian slip in the choice of colour for your attire...
Anyway, Nxasana continually maintained that they would continue to follow a 'consultative' process with Government and the Unions, averred that technological advancements were the cause of staff attrition due to 'skills displacement', that they would continue to follow a 'growth plan' with a planning period through to 2010 (he couldn't resist including the contention that this somehow or the other contributed to our winning the 2010 soccer world cup bid, though he didn't say exactly how), and generally did not display any kind of corporate courage, whatsoever. Par for the course, I suppose...
About the only memorable things in the whole programme were his brilliant red tie (I suppose to distract one from reading his facial expressions, which may have clearly shown the falsehoods underlying the statements being spewed from his lips), and Dr Ivy's very pink outfit (including headgear) - milady, pink is usually the colour attributed to embarrasment, as in 'her cheeks blushed rosy pink from embarrassment': perhaps an unintentional choice, but perhaps also a Freudian slip in the choice of colour for your attire...
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Bwahahaha yeah "very pink" was my thought exactly, as well as that outfit is probably worth more than the words coming out of your lying pie hole.
Overall I was very disappointed with the programme. Kallay was very servile and obviously struggles with confrontation, certainly not the best person for a HARDTalk style interview (I enjoy watching Tim roasting people over the coals!). She basically just read the questions off the page without much follow up on Nxasana's obviously well prepared answers (he hardly broke a sweat). The most informative and truthful part of the programme was the insert at the beginning.
Disappointing SABC, you can do better!
Overall I was very disappointed with the programme. Kallay was very servile and obviously struggles with confrontation, certainly not the best person for a HARDTalk style interview (I enjoy watching Tim roasting people over the coals!). She basically just read the questions off the page without much follow up on Nxasana's obviously well prepared answers (he hardly broke a sweat). The most informative and truthful part of the programme was the insert at the beginning.
Disappointing SABC, you can do better!
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That interview was basically a public relations exercise...what a load of crap.
The cowards didn't even have the balls to put someone with an opposing point of view in the studio with that bastard...
I would much prefer to see Debra Patta get her claws into that slimy cEO.
<font color="blue">Telkom needs a leash, ICASA needs some guts, and the </font id="blue"><font color="red">SA consumer</font id="red"><font color="blue"> needs to make it happen</font id="blue">
The cowards didn't even have the balls to put someone with an opposing point of view in the studio with that bastard...
I would much prefer to see Debra Patta get her claws into that slimy cEO.
<font color="blue">Telkom needs a leash, ICASA needs some guts, and the </font id="blue"><font color="red">SA consumer</font id="red"><font color="blue"> needs to make it happen</font id="blue">
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> These interviews by the government for the government to the people are nothing but oppression.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
It's bordering on that. Maybe not in todays concept, but in tomorrows ideology it is.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> That interview was basically a public relations exercise<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Damage Control Perhaps.
The fact that Gregg Stirton of Hellkom was not interviewed suggests that their could of been collusion behind the scenes not to include him in the discussion. As Interface Contacted Gregg, but did not follow up.
BTW did anyone make a recording as it should go up for download to the members.
<b><hr noshade size="1"></b><font size="2"><font color="red"><b>You can take Telkom out of the Post Office but you can't take the Post Office out of Telkom.</b></font id="red"></font id="size2">
It's bordering on that. Maybe not in todays concept, but in tomorrows ideology it is.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> That interview was basically a public relations exercise<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Damage Control Perhaps.
The fact that Gregg Stirton of Hellkom was not interviewed suggests that their could of been collusion behind the scenes not to include him in the discussion. As Interface Contacted Gregg, but did not follow up.
BTW did anyone make a recording as it should go up for download to the members.
<b><hr noshade size="1"></b><font size="2"><font color="red"><b>You can take Telkom out of the Post Office but you can't take the Post Office out of Telkom.</b></font id="red"></font id="size2">
BTTB - I wouldn't waste my time downloading that nonsense, the replies Sizwe gave are pasted all over the media anyway, and I for one wouldn't even waste 1 byte of my 150GB drive to store that interview.
We know all the replies he gave - standard replies
We know all the questions they asked - standard questions
We hear it all day every day
<font color="navy"><font size="1"><b>Where others have progress, we have Telkom.</b>
Hellkom website - www.hellkom.co.za</font id="size1"></font id="navy">
We know all the replies he gave - standard replies
We know all the questions they asked - standard questions
We hear it all day every day
<font color="navy"><font size="1"><b>Where others have progress, we have Telkom.</b>
Hellkom website - www.hellkom.co.za</font id="size1"></font id="navy">
Point taken.
Thanks Mad. Sizwe answers like a politician that is trying to make a statement that is politically incorrect.
<b><hr noshade size="1"></b><font size="2"><font color="red"><b>You can take Telkom out of the Post Office but you can't take the Post Office out of Telkom.</b></font id="red"></font id="size2">
Thanks Mad. Sizwe answers like a politician that is trying to make a statement that is politically incorrect.
<b><hr noshade size="1"></b><font size="2"><font color="red"><b>You can take Telkom out of the Post Office but you can't take the Post Office out of Telkom.</b></font id="red"></font id="size2">