André de Ruyter says in his book on Eskom the government’s devotion to Marxism is at the heart of the problem
Someone tried to kill former Eskom boss André de Ruyter by slipping cyanide into his morning coffee. Given the reaction of some in the government to his tell-all tale of his time in the parastatal’s hot seat, one is tempted to suspect some are sorry that the poisoning did not achieve its aim.
“An organisation like Eskom sits at the nexus of at least five government departments that are all pulling in different directions like stubborn oxen,” he writes. And then, of course, President Cyril Ramaphosa more recently decided to appoint an electricity minister to further muddy the waters. Trade, industry & competition minister Ebrahim Patel is another who irritates the author and De Ruyter’s views on Patel border on contempt.
“At the heart of the problem lies our government’s devotion to discredited Marxist principles. Because of their myopic views, I find that debating with Marxists is like debating with members of the Flat Earth Society. You cannot win. They believe in their ideology like an evangelist believes in the Second Coming.”
Large sections of the book give extensive detail of the looting and pillaging taking place inside Eskom — having continued after the Guptas had fled the country. Corruption was firmly entrenched. And seemingly still is, despite De Ruyter’s efforts.
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