Adjunkspeaker, die bedanking van mnr Bobby Godsell, voorsitter van Eskom se raad, is 'n verkeerde besluit wat tot nadeel strek van Eskom en Suid-Afrikaanse elektrisiteitsverbruikers.
Mnr Godsell se rekord wys dat hy oor die nodige vaardighede en vermons beskik om te verseker dat Eskom uit die huidige krisis waarin die maatskappy is, kan kom. Sy bedanking gaan veroorsaak dat Suid-Afrika oor die langtermyn vir hierdie fout 'n baie ho prys sal betaal. Dit gaan beslis daartoe lei dat beleggersvertroue in Suid-Afrika 'n laagtepunt sal bereik omdat die boodskap aan beleggers is dat Eskom op politieke beginsels en nie op besigheidsbeginsels bestuur word nie. Dit gaan groter werkverliese tot gevolg h en dit is 'n duur prys vir Jacob Maroga, Julius Malema en die Black Management Forum se politieke inmenging.
In kontras met mnr Godsell se reputasie het mnr Jacob Maroga, die hoofuitvoerende beampte, deeglik bewys dat hy Eskom nie kan bestuur nie. Hy was verantwoordelik vir 'n verlies van ongeveer R50 miljard in die ekonomie. Indien ek korrek is dat mnr Godsell ... (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD (FF Plus): Deputy Speaker, the resignation of Mr Bobby Godsell, chairperson of the board of directors of Eskom, is the wrong decision that will be to the detriment of Eskom and electricity consumers in South Africa.
Mr Godsell's record shows that he has at his disposal the necessary skills and capabilities to ensure that Eskom is able to get out of the crisis that it finds itself in currently. In the long run his resignation is going to cost South Africa dearly. It will definitely lead to a situation where investors' confidence in South Africa is going to reach a low point because the message to investors is that Eskom is run on political principles and not on business principles. It will lead to bigger job losses and it is a high price to pay for the political interference of Jacob Maroga, Julius Malema and the Black Management Forum.
In contrast to Mr Godsell's reputation, Mr Jacob Maroga, the chief executive officer, clearly has proven that he is not capable of managing Eskom. He was responsible for a loss of nearly R50 billion to the economy. If I am correct that Mr Godsell ...]