Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has continued to be advised that a circuit board he found in his car is a sophisticated tracking and listening device.
He explained that, based on the evidence, the device was likely nothing more than a remote of some kind.
Although the forum member’s panic button uses a different microcontroller and transceiver chip than those on the circuit board found in De Ruyter’s car, the overall design and layout are very similar.
“By the way, we’ve just had confirmation in writing from Volvo… that this is not a Volvo part, it’s not a gate remote. This is a sophisticated bug planted by persons unknown.”Asked whether Eskom or De Ruyter himself paid Fivaz, the Eskom CEO provided the following explanation: “We don’t have powers of arrest. As part of that [intelligence gathering and crime detection], George Fivaz rendered services,” he said.
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