Eskom CEO André De Ruyter’s bombshell exit interview requires him to follow up with action and evidence, and it should not amplify polarised racist thinking, or end debates on how to improve the lives of people living within a democratic society.
I sincerely hope that De Ruyter has evidence for his bombshells that about R1-billion a month is still being lost to corruption, and that Eskom is still a feeding trough for the ANC.
If De Ruyter just sashays into the sunset on his plane to somewhere far, far away from the dangerous murky mess he spoke of, without handing over details to be investigated and prosecuted, then his tell-all on Tuesday would be seen as the sour grapes of a failed CEO, the silver fox who tried but failed in his mandate to fix the power utility.
Those like Minister of Minerals and Energy Gwede Mantashe, who accused Eskom of agitating to overthrow the state by not attending to rolling blackoutsThis is not just absurdly laughable but ironic because the only people responsible for rolling blackouts are the saboteurs and crooks who are wilfully fleecing Eskom, like the person De Ruyter mentioned was found buying kneeguards worth R320 a pair for R80,000 a pair, but was released by the police.
In 2015, Hitachi Ltd was fined $19-million by the Securities and Exchange Commision for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, when it inaccurately recorded improper payments to the ANC, in connection with contracts to build Medupi and Kusile. What happened to the ANC in regard to this? Nothing. We the people voted the party back into power over and over again.
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