De Ruyter releases Eskom book with explosive allegations

The former Eskom CEO’s claims will likely cause a headache for Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan when he appears before Scopa this week.

Truth to Power, My Three Years Inside Eskom

The former CEO alleged that a “highly placed politician” had essentially blocked Eskom and the South African Police Service from acting on intelligence uncovered in the investigation. He said officers manning the roadblock promptly received a call from the Union Buildings, asking them, “Don’t you have better things to do than to stop coal trucks? Let them go.”The short extract below details a conversation between De Ruyter, Gordhan, and Phindile Baleni, director-general in the Presidency, regarding resistance the CEO was facing in government circles.

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