ESKOM CEO Deserves his 26.7% Increase!
It might seem a bit odd that Jacob Maroga, CEO of a failing organisation like ESKOM, should be getting any increase, much less one of 26.7%.
And he didn’t even have to beg or go on strike to get his salary increased to R5million!
Considering the fact that this country is in recession, has high unemployment and poverty rates, you would think there would be some circumspection from the ESKOM board. Seeing it’s not their money, but ours being paid to him.
But when you see what ESKOM has accomplished this year alone, that man deserves what he gets.
- He was able to wrange a 33% increase in electricity tariffs from us consumers. You would think we would be out there protesting, but no…South Africans rich and poor alike – all accept the increase and pays up.
- They’ve trained us to use less electricity, but as soon as they realised they were getting less of our money, they charged us more for less. Who gets away with that? ESKOM! That’s who!
- They are mentally preparing us for another huge increase next year. Isn’t that very considerate?
- They’ve conditioned us to accept rolling blackouts as if we’ve always had them.
- They are able to stress us out (even when we’re relaxing) by telling us to switch off our geysers and swimming pool pumps any time of the day or night. Even though many of us watching SABC channels don’t even have swimming pools. Not even our bosses or family can talk to us while we’re watching 7de Laan and Generations.
- They’ve managed make us believe that we the paying public are to blame for their lack of planning. And they’ve taken no responsibility for their mistakes. And they got away with it.
Damn, that man deserves more than a 26.7 % increase.
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