Parliament wants answers from De Ruyter about Eskom graft, will establish inquiry

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Parliament wants answers from De Ruyter about Eskom graft, will establish inquiry
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ANC MP Bheki Hadebe said he was concerned that De Ruyter never raised the Eskom issues with Parliament and that the allegations “should not be taken lightly”. 💡 Find out more here ⬇️

According to, much of the corruption within Eskom was related to coal theft and fraud apart from the rigging of tender processes.

The Special Investigating Unit head advocate Andy Mothibi has since instructed investigators looking into the alleged Eskom graft to engage with De Ruyter on his claims.Meanwhile, the African National Congress has decided to continue with its legal action against De Ruyter after challenging him to report his allegations to the police.

“What we will not accept is to be told that the ANC is corrupt without any evidence. The ANC has not sent any of its members to go and [engage in] wrongdoing [whether it is] at Eskom and anywhere [else],” Mbalula said at the ANCYL’s fundraising business breakfast in Bryanston, Johannesburg. “So we can’t take responsibility and this attack on our integrity [as a party] which is already battered by individuals who simply go do business in their own right, but drop the name of the ANC.”

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