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Nelisiwe Magubane CHAIRPERSON STRATEGIC FUEL FUND
Former Director General for the Department of Energy, Nelisiwe Magubane, tackles new role as Chairperson of Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF)
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he former Department of Energy Director-General, Nelisiwe Magubane, was announced as the newest Chairperson of the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF), mid2020. The SFF is a subsidiary of the State-owned Central Energy Fund (CEF). Nelisiwe took over the reins from the then CEF Chairperson, Dr Monde Mnyande, who fulfilled the interimposition. Nelisiwe, who holds the position of Chairman of Matleng Energy Solutions, and is also an Eskom board member, was appointed with immediate effect, being handed the position during a turbulent time. “These [new] appointments could not have come at a better time when the group is embarking on a journey to merge three subsidiaries, PetroSA, Strategic Fuel Fund and iGas, to form a national oil and gas company of South Africa”, said Dr Mnyande. The CEF also announced its restructuring strategy during the orientation meeting of legislators in May last year, indicating that the CEF holding company intends to renounce its
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