MOTION ON THE PASSING ON OF THE FUEL FUND CHAIRPERSON NELISIWE MAGUBANE
The African National Congress moves without notice: That the House
- notes with sadness the passing on of the Strategic Fuel Fund Chairperson, Nelisiwe Magubane, on Monday 31 October 2022 at the age of 56 after a short illness;
- remembers that Magubane was well respected and held numerous senior roles in the public and private sectors in a career spanning more than 25 years;
- recalls that she began her career at Eskom after completing a BSc Electrical Engineering at the University of Natal in the early 1990s;
- further recalls that she served as Director General in the then Department of Energy for several years;
- understands that she established Matleng Energy Solutions, a 70% women-owned company that provides various energy solutions and she was a member of the Women In Energy Association;
- further understands that she played a leadership role at Aurecon, the Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities, the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa, Foskor and JSE-listed AngloGold Ashanti; and
- conveys its condolences to her family and colleagues in the energy sector.