Thursday, 01 November 2007
CONSULTANTS JUST LOVE US
CONSULTANTS just love South Africa. We have been such a goldmine since 1994. Every time one of our politicians or newly-appointed civil servants gets an idea, the consultants move in to see if it is viable, raking in hefty fees all the while. PetroSA is the latest money tree. Having announced last week to Parliament that it intends building a massive new oil refinery at Coega in the Eastern Cape (remaining remarkably coy about where the money is going to come from) PetroSA yesterday had a signing ceremony in Cape Town to announce the awarding of a
(wait for it) "pre-feasibility study" to Kellogg Brown & Root. Only after this is completed will there be a feasibility study… Meanwhile, some suitably previously disadvantaged persons will have a pleasant time at company expense in KBR's offices in Houston, USA. So once the pre-feasibility study is done and the feasibility study that follows it is complete, there just might be something with which to attract investors. Oh, I forgot. Venezuela is going to invest...
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Your comment was just coming alright and I was about to agree with you until you revealed that you are one of those white people who are just anti-transformation, what is wrong with PDIs getting training in Houston, who says is going to be a good time? Play the ball not the man. The issue here is petroleum policy not skills transfer to PDIs, no wonder no one comments on your blog.
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