The case for firing Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri

[mcleodd]

Ah man! Is Duncan going to get blacklisted again?

As far as I know, I'm *still* blacklisted.

 

[Syndyre]

As far as I know, I'm *still* blacklisted.

By who, the SABC?

 

[mcleodd]

By who, the SABC?

No, I was blacklisted by the venerable minister of communications in 2005. She told me she wouldn't have dealings with me anymore after accusing me of dealing in bad faith over a story I wrote about her interference in Icasa. To be honest, I haven't gone out of my way to try to set up an interview with her since then so I don't know if she still holds a grudge against me. For anything DOC related, I speak to her DG.

 

[ic]

No, I was blacklisted by the venerable minister of communications who told me she won't talk to me. She accused me of dealing in bad faith a couple of years ago over a story I wrote about her interference in Icasa. To be honest, I haven't gone out of my way to try to set up an interview her so I don't know if she still holds a grudge against me.

I hear she likes dinner parties, maybe invite her to a Black Tie event - maybe the opening of an existing doughnut shop somewhere in Siberia - provided the shop uses genuine artery thickening lard.

 

[Syndyre]

No, I was blacklisted by the venerable minister of communications in 2005. She told me she wouldn't have dealings with me anymore after accusing me of dealing in bad faith over a story I wrote about her interference in Icasa. To be honest, I haven't gone out of my way to try to set up an interview with her since then so I don't know if she still holds a grudge against me. For anything DOC related, I speak to her DG.

Probably more a badge of honour and integrity than anything else.

 

[bekdik]

Save lots of time and fire her out of a cannon and straight at Manto.

That'd be better than training her

 

[DragonLogos]

Well part of this will be to get the paperwork in order:

Members of Parliament take an Oath of office, in which they service the people and promise to do really good things

So what is needed is to look up the Oath of office, and take out the key points, then go through all the failures of office that Ivy has clocked up

You can then directly confront the Minister with this (maybe get the DA to do it in Parliament) calling for her resignation on moral (or whatever) grounds.

 

[bekdik]

Members of Parliament take an Oath of office, in which they service the people and promise to do really good things

Being serviced by a member of parliament doesn't make MY hit list. Bleh!

 

[DragonLogos]

What was I thinking... LOL

 

[AdLo]

Members of Parliament take an Oath of office, in which they service the people and promise to do really good things

Well the problem is that Ivy's sees servicing the people as making sure the previously disadvantaged Khulisa scheme Telkom shareholders as well as BEE companies benefit out of telecoms ahead of consumers.

The seperation of duties between benefiting shareholders who provide telecoms services and the people consuming that service does not occur. Does this go against the oath that members of parliament take? If it doesn't then nothing can be done about it.
This is a reason why we are in the situation we have been for the last 10 years.

 

[DragonLogos]

Well I believe that you should look after your gesturing.ii... even the fax at the offices, are playing up.. sorry what was the question... -0~0-

 

[DragonLogos]

As someone noted, they live in a world of their own

 

[ainsin]

Unfortunately, it seems that Casaburri has learnt a great deal from Tshabalala on how to ignore the 'racist' media, and manage to stay in power. She kinda reminds me of old Mugabe. Totally blind to country's needs. I'm expecting her to say 'let them eat cake' any day now

I hope these cable companies just go around South Africa. Its really not worth all the effort in landing here.

 

[mcleodd]

For anyone who hasn't noticed, the esteemed communications minister is currently acting president of South Africa...

 

[ShaunSA]

For anyone who hasn't noticed, the esteemed communications minister is currently acting president of South Africa...

Since this happened after you called for her firing maybe you should do an article on her becoming president permanently. Then she'd get fired

 

[Gatecrasher]

Clearly, she is a long, long, long, long way from being fired.

 

[Alchemist]

Isn't there anyway, anyway whatsoever to get her removed? Perhaps an application to the constitutional court and providing proof of her incompetence, and how her actions are unconstitutional in the fact that it has severely hampered, if not caused irreparable damage, to business.

Quite frankly, she's a disgrace to this country, the constitution and the very people the constitution is supposed to protect.

It's either that, or start putting pressure on the Public Protector to start intervening.

 

[Juice]

You can get her out of office through a vote of no confidence, but there's no way that the vote will achieve the required numbers, not when she's a ruling party stooge.