Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter told public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan that two other members of cabinet were under investigation for their alleged involvement in the Mpumalanga coal cartels, according to Rapport.
Former Eskom CEO André De Ruyter informed public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan about the suspected involvement of two cabinet members in a crime that has crippled the utility., which cited two sources familiar with a private investigation into the Mpumalanga coal cartels.he told an unnamed minister that a high-level ANC politician was complicit in the cartel activities.
Due to alleged links between the Mpumalanga police and the coal cartels, specialist police units from other provinces had to be roped in to try and crack down on the crime. Rapport asked Gordhan about the claim that he was the minister to whom De Ruyter confided the information. “Where they have political views, that is their private business, and they are welcome to express those views privately,” he said.
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