This Sunday, Carte Blanche investigates a shocking case of corruption at Eskom and asks why no one has been held responsible. Earlier last month, former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter gave an explosive interview on e.tv, in which he claimed corruption at the highest levels of the South African energy company. Reports later emerged of […]
As South Africa continues to feel the effects of load shedding caused by the country’s state-owned electricity supplier, Eskom, the government has declared a State of Disaster in order to provide practical measures to assist those businesses affected. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on Monday, gazetted the disaster management […]
Daily Maverick has obtained intelligence reports linking two senior members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet to four criminal cartels operating inside Eskom. The organogram was the size of the boardroom table and, looking at it, it was clear that the country was facing an entirely different situation. The four cartels, called the Presidential Cartel, the […]
Reports of criminal cartels operating inside Eskom have recently been linked to two senior members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet. In an interview with Newzroom Afrika, City Press journalist Erika Gibson shared details of the intelligence reports obtained by Daily Maverick. Gibson confirmed that Minister Gordon was kept up to date with the findings of […]
The explosive claims made by former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter during an interview on television last week has sparked widespread reaction and discussion. De Ruyter claimed that there are ANC leaders who are benefiting from illegal contracts at Eskom. Professor Mark Swilling, a co-director of the Center of Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University, has […]
The fallout from former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s interview with eNCA’s Annika Larsen continues. De Ruyter alleged in the interview that there was widespread crime and corruption at the utility and that he had been threatened with cyanide poisoning and had a coffee cup spiked with poison. The ANC has given him seven days […]
Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter recently sat down with eNCA’s Anika Larson for an interview that has tongues wagging. During the interview, De Ruyter expressed suspicion about the timing of a visit by Russia’s minister of energy, suggesting that Russia could be looking for a market for natural gas as the war in Ukraine […]
In an exclusive interview with Annika Larsen of Eskom, CEO André de Ruyter opened up about his experience fighting corruption at the company and the attempts on his life. De Ruyter took on the job of Eskom CEO in 2017. At the time, he was unaware of how systemic the corruption was. He soon discovered […]
SOUTH AFRICA – In a recent interview, André de Ruyter, former CEO of Eskom, revealed that organized crime cartels are actively operating in Mpumalanga. According to de Ruyter, these groups are well-organized and have adopted the language of the mafia, with people referred to as ‘soldiers’ and a hit squad of 60-70 highly trained and […]