South Africa - Our new President’s fleet of VIP vehicles requires oversight. Here's what Cyril Ramaphosa aides should be considering for the blue light brigade.
The worst thing about getting that big corporate promotion is having to inherit your forebear’s company car. It’s never quite what you want, in the colour you like, with the trim you desire. And then there’s the condition of a used company car: usually worse than that of any rental.
VIP vehicles
Suffice to say that amongst the many things our new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, must do, is decide on the VIP vehicles that he’ll be using. Under his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, those VIP close protection officers, in their black vehicles with blue lights, did not court much favour from fellow South African motorists. Many accidents. Too many incidents. And always a massive disruption in traffic.
To assist President Ramaphosa in his thinking around a new VIP presidential motorcade, we thought some advice would be appropriate. Hence, a list of vehicles which should comprise his new fleet all serving a specific purpose and more importantly, all also contributing to the local economy by sustaining employment. Our list of blue light brigade vehicles provides an excellence hedge against allegations that money spent by government on new vehicles, is always wasteful expenditure.