The Point is thinking about resigning. No. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. Yes.

Ah... got you there. You were thinking 'no', yes?

That pretty much sums up the level of constructive engagement from Eskom over the past two weeks. Sure, there were a few brain farts (with apologies to reader Jim) from the ANCYL and the Black Management Forum along the way, but everyone (including Mr Maroga himself) finally seems to agree... the CEO has left the building.

Leaving in his wake: former Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell; undying (but ultimately meaningless) support from the ANCYL; and Eskom's reputa... ah, no, wait... that was already long gone.

THE BRAIN FARTS

He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Mentioned kicked off the mental flatulence competition with an elegant melanin argument.

"He hated Maroga for nothing. He hates Maroga because Maroga is black; that is the only thing."

The 'he' in this sentence is, of course, the melanin-deficient Bobby Godsell.

The equally eloquent Floyd Shivambu was, no doubt, also referring to Godsell when he said:

"The ANCYL will stop at nothing at defending the principles of transformation in state-owned enterprises and will never be defeated by spokespeople of white monopoly capital in South Africa."

And when Godsell graciously stepped down (or up, depending on which way you look at it), Shivambu waded in with this clever parting shot.

"It's good riddance. We are calling on the government to appoint sober people to the board, who understand the developmental discourse our government is currently intensifying. We don't want Godsell, who thinks he is a demi-god."

See what he did there? Godsell. Demi-god. It's almost clever. Or, it would be, if it were Godsell, and not Maroga, who was refusing to leave having officially resigned. Maybe Floyd confused himself with all those big words he used in the previous sentence. Let me translate.

We are happy. We want the government to appoint people who understand that any dissent from a white person is racist and that black solidarity trumps competence. Stuff that Godsell guy.

That Godsell guy had something rather magnanimous (if a little pointed) to say when he stepped down:

"The talented, dedicated and highly-experienced people who work at Eskom are more than capable of meeting its present challenges. My hope is the government will move quickly to ensure united and effective leadership."

Remember that the next time the lights go out.

FEARFUL FEARLESS LEADER

So, rumour has it that fearless leader M isn't actually all that fearless after all. In fact, taxpayers dish out roughly R300 000 a month to keep him kitted out with bodyguards and blue lights. Yip, that comes off your salary at the end of the month.

Opposition parties got a little, shall we say, peeved, when they discovered that he who has threatened to kill gets protection from those threatening to kill him.

"For someone who likes to make controversial statements in the media, it is cowardly to now suddenly be afraid," said Patricia de Lille.

And from the DA: "Blue lights and security personnel are a fashion trend to Malema, like Paris Hilton's dog in the handbag".

Paris and M — now there's a scary thought.

The ANC didn't take the jibes kindly. Neither did its infant.

"It is unthinkable that these opposition parties could equate the security threat towards comrade Julius as a 'status thing and a waste of resources'," said ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu.

M? A waste of resources? Never!

"We are left with little option but to believe that the DA's objections to [the] ANCYL president's security arrangements is informed by ulterior and possibly fatal motives," said the ANCYL.

Possibly fatal motives. Can motives be fatal? I suspect that what the ANCYL is insinuating is that some of those death threats may have been penned with yellow and blue pens.

ONLY IN SA...

The indefatigable Floyd Shivambu had more to say on the Eskom saga.

"The ANCYL will permanently have a problem with leaders who sit in air-conditioned offices, trade their originality and defend capitalists' interests against the transformation agenda in the country."

Ah... those evil air-conditioning units!

Speaking of leaders, the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers approved an eight percent salary increase for ministers and other public office bearers. All but one of the ministers approved the increase. The lone voice of dissent? Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

"He did not support it, but I cannot speculate and tell you why not," said chairperson Judge Willie Seriti.

I can hazard a guess.

And, finally, no week is really complete without some inane mutterings from Fikile Mbalula.

"We cannot say to the police, retreat. We cannot say to South Africans, despair. Our job is to give people hope. [This after a dismissive explanation of why innocents will unavoidably die] Yes. Shoot the bastards. Hard-nut to crack, incorrigible bastards."

Hmm… change that to basterds and we have a Tarantino film.

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