A hitman’s chilling conversation with a former Eskom forensic investigator highlights the lack of incentive to tackle corruption, writes robrose_za.
As chilling details emerge of how far the energy “procurement mafia” will go to ensure their looting isn’t derailed, the spotlight has quickly swivelled onto a government and Eskom board that seem clueless about how to handle it.
Five months ago, Eskom CEO André de Ruyter was given the heave-ho by chair Mpho Makwana and public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan after a tell-all interview with eNCA, in which he described unchecked corruption and how the utility had become a “feeding trough” for the governing party.... There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an
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