The African National Congress is preparing to sue former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter for defamation after saying evidence suggested the power utility served as “a feeding trough” for the party, its attorney said on Wednesday.
for defamation after saying evidence suggested the power utility served as “a feeding trough” for the party, its attorney said on Wednesday.
Damages were being calculated as a final step in preparing summons to be served on De Ruyter, Krish Naidoo told“We are finalising summons. The ANC just has to settle on a quantum, so we are just busy working on that now,” he said. The amount had to be calculated bearing in mind how far the claim De Ruyter made in a damning television interview last month has travelled, Naidoo added. It was plain that it was not only published extensively in South Africa but made international news headlines, so that was being factored into the sum.
The ANC last week issued a letter of demand to De Ruyter and Eskom, giving both parties until Wednesday to issue a retraction and an apology.Subscribe to the M&G today for just R30 for the first three months* to gain access to this story and all our best journalism, subscriber-only newsletters, events and a weekly cryptic crossword.”
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